Twins vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Saturday, March 29th

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Twins vs Cardinals match player stats | 2025 World Series Game 2 Saturday, March 29th

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World Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, March 29th
29/03/25 14:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Twins vs Cardinals Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Victor Scott will have the handedness advantage over Joe Ryan in today’s game.

Victor Scott has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever for the whole game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP.

Extreme groundball batters like Victor Scott usually hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Joe Ryan.

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

Out of all the teams playing today, the 5th-worst infield defense belongs to the Minnesota Twins.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Willson Contreras ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Willson Contreras is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

Willson Contreras hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.7% — 83rd percentile) and is fortunate to face MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Willson Contreras will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Nolan Arenado is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

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

Ty France’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Harrison Bader hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Byron Buxton in the 97th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

Byron Buxton is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Byron Buxton ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 90th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

Ryan Jeffers is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Lars Nootbaar ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Lars Nootbaar is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Joe Ryan throws from, Lars Nootbaar will have an edge in today’s game.

The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Lars Nootbaar can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

Lars Nootbaar hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39.4% — 93rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest CF fences today.

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

Alec Burleson’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Alec Burleson is penciled in 5th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Joe Ryan throws from, Alec Burleson will have an edge in today’s matchup.

The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Alec Burleson stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

When estimating his overall offensive ability, Alec Burleson ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Alec Burleson will hold that advantage today.

Brendan Donovan’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Brendan Donovan is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Hitting from the opposite that Joe Ryan throws from, Brendan Donovan will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

Brendan Donovan has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Brendan Donovan ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Brendan Donovan will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jordan Walker in the 83rd percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

Jordan Walker hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting out towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Jordan Walker will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Negative Match Player Stats with Twins vs Cardinals Series Game 2

When it comes to his home run talent, Victor Scott ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Victor Scott is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Victor Scott in the 22nd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Joe Ryan will have the handedness advantage over Willson Contreras in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Arenado in the 9th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Joe Ryan will have the handedness advantage against Nolan Arenado today.

Nolan Arenado pulls many of his flyballs (42.3% — 100th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Typically, bats like Nolan Arenado who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Joe Ryan.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Erick Fedde’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 79th percentile among all starters in the league right now.

It is expected that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Brian O’Nora) behind the plate in this game.

With 6 bats who share his hand in the opposing team’s projected offense, Erick Fedde figures to benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

The St. Louis Cardinals outfield defense profiles as the 5th-strongest out of every team today.

Home field advantage generally bolsters pitcher metrics across the board, and Erick Fedde will hold that advantage today.

Ty France is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Ty France has a tough challenge today.

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

Harrison Bader is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Harrison Bader faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Harrison Bader will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Erick Fedde will have the handedness advantage over Byron Buxton today.

Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.9% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

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

Batting from the same side that Erick Fedde throws from, Ryan Jeffers will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

Today, Ryan Jeffers is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.8% rate (80th percentile).

Ryan Jeffers will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan Jeffers in the 14th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

Jose Miranda is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Erick Fedde will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Miranda today.

Jose Miranda pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.6% — 91st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

Jose Miranda will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

In today’s game, Alec Burleson is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 34.4% rate (83rd percentile).

Brendan Donovan has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Jordan Walker is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Joe Ryan throws from, Jordan Walker will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

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