Tigers vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Monday, July 21st

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Tigers vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Monday, July 21st

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Matchup Details

Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates

Todays Game is on Monday, July 21st
21/07/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Tigers vs Pirates Matchup Today

Wenceel Perez is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 50% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks PNC Park as the 7th-best ballpark in the league for LHB batting average.

Built 724 feet above sea level, PNC Park has the 6th-highest altitude in the majors, which generally leads to more offense.

As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the plate, Wenceel Perez will have the advantage of batting from from his good side against Paul Skenes today.

Hitting from the opposite that Jack Flaherty throws from, Spencer Horwitz will have an edge today.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Spencer Horwitz will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Trey Sweeney will have the handedness advantage over Paul Skenes today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 89th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Colt Keith is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Colt Keith will have an edge today.

The Detroit Tigers have 6 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Paul Skenes in today’s game.

As it relates to his strikeout skill, Paul Skenes projects as the 8th-best SP in Major League Baseball right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The Detroit Tigers have 3 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, Dillon Dingler).

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

Extreme groundball bats like Ke’Bryan Hayes tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Flaherty.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Ke’Bryan Hayes will hold that advantage in today’s game.

PNC Park grades out as the #7 park in Major League Baseball for RHB batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Bryan Reynolds’s BABIP ability is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Bryan Reynolds is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the plate, Bryan Reynolds will get to bat from his good side against Jack Flaherty in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Bryan Reynolds will hold that advantage today.

Tommy Pham has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (70% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Extreme groundball bats like Tommy Pham tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Flaherty.

Tommy Pham will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Bart in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Joey Bart will hold that advantage in today’s game.

When it comes to his strikeout talent, Jack Flaherty projects as the 18th-best SP in the majors right now, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Recording 93.7 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Jack Flaherty checks in at the 88th percentile.

With 6 batters who bat from the same side in the opposing team’s projected offense, Jack Flaherty figures to benefit from having the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

Extreme groundball batters like Isiah Kiner-Falefa tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Jack Flaherty.

Home field advantage typically improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold that advantage today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 87th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Andrew McCutchen will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 91st percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Gleyber Torres is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Oneil Cruz as MLB’s 6th-best home run batter.

Oneil Cruz is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Oneil Cruz will hold the platoon advantage over Jack Flaherty in today’s game.

Oneil Cruz will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Oneil Cruz ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When estimating his home run skill, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Spencer Torkelson is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

Extreme flyball bats like Spencer Torkelson tend to perform better against extreme groundball pitchers like Paul Skenes.

Spencer Torkelson is an extreme flyball hitter and faces the weak outfield defense of Pittsburgh (#2-worst on the slate).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

When it comes to his BABIP talent, Riley Greene is projected as the 6th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Riley Greene is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Riley Greene will have an edge today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nick Gonzales in the 95th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Nick Gonzales is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics across the board, and Nick Gonzales will hold that advantage today.

Hitting from the opposite that Paul Skenes throws from, Parker Meadows will have an edge in today’s matchup.

Negative Match Player Stats with Tigers vs Pirates

Homers are generally less common at stadiums with deep fences, and PNC Park has the 7th-deepest in the majors.

Out of every team playing today, the 3rd-strongest infield defense is that of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Wenceel Perez today.

PNC Park projects as the #30 venue in MLB for left-handed home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The league’s 6th-tallest average fence height can be found at PNC Park.

Spencer Horwitz is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 87% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

In today’s matchup, Spencer Horwitz is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.5% rate (95th percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trey Sweeney in the 20th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Trey Sweeney is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this game.

Playing on the road typically weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Trey Sweeney in today’s game.

Colt Keith has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences today.

Colt Keith will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Paul Skenes as the 2nd-best SP in the game right now.

The #1 park in the game for suppressing home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

Paul Skenes will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his metrics in all categories.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul Skenes to throw 85 pitches in this matchup (16th-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

PNC Park grades out as the #26 park in the game for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Zach McKinstry is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Ke’Bryan Hayes is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects PNC Park as the worst venue in baseball for righty home runs.

Jack Flaherty will hold the platoon advantage against Ke’Bryan Hayes in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Jack Flaherty throws from, Tommy Pham will be at a disadvantage today.

Joey Bart is penciled in 8th in the batting order today, which would be a downgrade from his 85% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this year.

Jack Flaherty will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Joey Bart in today’s matchup.

Joey Bart pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Because groundball batters hold a substantial edge over flyball pitchers, Jack Flaherty and his 34.7% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a hard spot in this matchup squaring off against 3 opposing GB hitters.

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

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s assessment, Jack Flaherty’s overall pitching talent grades out in the 81st percentile out of all SPs in the majors right now.

Jack Flaherty is an extreme flyball pitcher (34.7% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be helped pitching in the #29 HR venue among all parks in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Jack Flaherty will hold the platoon advantage against Isiah Kiner-Falefa in today’s matchup.

Batting from the same side that Jack Flaherty throws from, Andrew McCutchen will have a tough matchup in today’s game.

Andrew McCutchen pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.3% — 90th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Gleyber Torres will be at a disadvantage today.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Gleyber Torres today.

Batting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Spencer Torkelson will have a tough matchup today.

Spencer Torkelson pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 95th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

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

Riley Greene has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.7%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Riley Greene today.

Dillon Dingler is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Batting from the same side that Paul Skenes throws from, Dillon Dingler has a tough challenge in today’s game.

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

Jack Flaherty will hold the platoon advantage against Nick Gonzales in today’s matchup.

Parker Meadows is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this game.

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

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