Tigers vs Red Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, April 18th

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Tigers @ Red Sox Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, April 18th
Time : 18/04/26 16:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Detroit Tigers Series Game 2 Game Today

Andruw Monasterio is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 67% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Fenway Park as the 3rd-best venue in baseball for run-scoring.

,Among all parks, Fenway Park’s LF fences are the shallowest.

,Hitting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Andruw Monasterio will have an advantage today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Andruw Monasterio will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today’s matchup.

,Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 90th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Kevin McGonigle is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Fenway Park as the 3rd-best field in the game for LHB batting average.

,Fenway Park has the shallowest right field fences in MLB.

,Kevin McGonigle will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Brayan Bello today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Wilyer Abreu is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Wilyer Abreu pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36% — 87th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

,Wilyer Abreu will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Story in the 79th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Trevor Story is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

,Trevor Story will have the handedness advantage against Tarik Skubal in today’s matchup.

,Trevor Story has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

,Dillon Dingler’s BABIP talent is projected in the 87th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run ability, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Brayan Bello throws from, Kerry Carpenter will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Kerry Carpenter pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Throwing 94 adjusted pitches per game per started since the start of last season on average, Brayan Bello ranks in the 86th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill.

,Roman Anthony is penciled in 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Roman Anthony has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.1%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of baseball’s shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Roman Anthony will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Tarik Skubal throws from, Caleb Durbin will have an edge today.

,Caleb Durbin hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.9% — 92nd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

,Caleb Durbin will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colt Keith in the 90th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

,Colt Keith is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Colt Keith will have the handedness advantage over Brayan Bello in today’s matchup.

,Colt Keith hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 84th percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Willson Contreras ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Willson Contreras is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Willson Contreras will have the handedness advantage over Tarik Skubal in today’s matchup.

,Carlos Narvaez will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today’s game.

,Carlos Narvaez has a 94th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.7%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Carlos Narvaez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The #3 venue in the game for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Fenway Park.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Roman Anthony as the 7th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ceddanne Rafaela in the 76th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Ceddanne Rafaela will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tarik Skubal in today’s game.

,Ceddanne Rafaela hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39% — 93rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 3rd-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Ceddanne Rafaela will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,The switch-hitting Wenceel Perez will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Brayan Bello.

,Wenceel Perez pulls many of his flyballs (34.8% — 82nd percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Riley Greene’s BABIP skill is projected in the 95th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Riley Greene is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,Batting from the opposite that Brayan Bello throws from, Riley Greene will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Riley Greene has a ton of pop (91st percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s usually a big “IF” (28.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Brayan Bello is a pitch-to-contact type (18th percentile K%) — great news for Greene.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Torkelson in the 90th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

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

,Spencer Torkelson pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.5% — 97th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Batters such as Spencer Torkelson with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Brayan Bello who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gleyber Torres in the 82nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

,Gleyber Torres is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

,Gleyber Torres has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.8%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 3rd-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,When assessing his home run talent, Trevor Story ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Trevor Story will hold that advantage today.

,Willson Contreras will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wilyer Abreu in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, Tarik Skubal projects as the 2nd-best starter in Major League Baseball right now, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Tarik Skubal has been given an above-average leash since the start of last season, throwing 3.6 more adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starter.

,The Boston Red Sox have 4 hitters in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Roman Anthony, Trevor Story, Carlos Narvaez, Wilyer Abreu).

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Kerry Carpenter ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kevin McGonigle in the 86th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats across the board, and Brayan Bello will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Riley Greene has a 77th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Colt Keith ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene in the 91st percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Negatives with the Boston Red Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

The league’s 2nd-tallest average fence height can be found at Fenway Park.

,Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly correlated with cold weather, and the weather forecast for this matchup forecasts the 3rd-lowest temperature of the day at 50°.

,The wind projects to be blowing in from CF at 9.5-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for hurlers.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 3rd percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Isiah Kiner-Falefa is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this game.

,Fenway Park’s elevation is near sea-level, one of the lowest in the league, which generally leads to less offense.

,Among all the teams today, the strongest infield defense is that of the the Boston Red Sox.

,Kevin McGonigle will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Tarik Skubal throws from, Wilyer Abreu will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Dillon Dingler is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in this game, which would be a downgrade from his 57% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Hitting from the same side that Brayan Bello throws from, Dillon Dingler will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Kerry Carpenter has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (67% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Fenway Park profiles as the #2 park in the league for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Brayan Bello’s fastball velocity has dropped 1.2 mph this year (93.5 mph) below where it was last season (94.7 mph).

,Brayan Bello’s sinker rate has risen by 7.7% from last season to this one (34.6% to 42.3%) .

,Out of all SPs, Brayan Bello’s fastball spin rate of 2158.4 rpm grades out in the 20th percentile since the start of last season.

,Batting from the same side that Tarik Skubal throws from, Roman Anthony will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Caleb Durbin in the 9th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Caleb Durbin is projected to hit 6th on the lineup card today.

,Carlos Narvaez is penciled in 7th in the batting order today.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Javier Baez ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Javier Baez is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 13th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Colt Keith today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Caleb Durbin ranks in the 10th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Ceddanne Rafaela is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Wenceel Perez has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (50% of the time), but he is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Narvaez in the 17th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Brayan Bello will hold the platoon advantage over Spencer Torkelson today.

,Brayan Bello will hold the platoon advantage over Gleyber Torres in today’s matchup.

,Fenway Park projects as the #28 ballpark in the league for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,With 7 batters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Tarik Skubal faces a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

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

,Tarik Skubal has used his change-up 6.2% less often this season (25.3%) than he did last year (31.5%).

,Tarik Skubal projects as the best SP in Major League Baseball currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Among all starters, Tarik Skubal’s fastball velocity of 96.1 mph is in the 86th percentile this year.

,As it relates to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Brayan Bello in the 19th percentile among all SPs in the majors.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wenceel Perez in the 23rd percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Riley Greene will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

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