Tigers vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, May 9th

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Tigers @ Royals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, May 9th
Time : 09/05/26 19:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Detroit Tigers Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Ty Madden in the 8th percentile when assessing his overall pitching talent level.

,The #3 ballpark in MLB for boosting walks, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,Kauffman Stadium sits at the 4th-highest altitude among all stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

,A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is predicted to have the highest temperatures of all games on the slate at 82°.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 10.6-mph in this contest, the 5th-best of the day for hitters.

,Michael Wacha has averaged 95 adjusted pitches per start this year, placing in the 88th percentile.

,In his last start, Michael Wacha was in good form and put up 7 strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael Wacha in the 78th percentile when assessing his overall pitching skills.

,Michael Wacha is an extreme flyball pitcher (38.6% FB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #24 HR venue among all stadiums today.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense profiles as the best among all the teams today.

,Ty Madden was in good form in his previous GS and put up 7 strikeouts.

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Series Game 2 Game Today

In the majors, Kauffman Stadium’s LF dimensions are the deepest.

,Ty Madden was rolling in his last outing and allowed 0 ER.

,Kauffman Stadium ranks as the #22 stadium in baseball for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Michael Wacha’s 2173-rpm fastball spin rate this year grades out in the 15th percentile among all starters.

,Ty Madden has averaged 80.5 adjusted pitches per GS this year, grading out in the 18th percentile.

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