Twins vs Orioles match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, May 14th

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Twins vs Orioles match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Wednesday, May 14th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Wednesday, May 14th
14/05/25 16:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

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

Brooks Lee is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

Over the last 14 days, Brooks Lee has significantly improved the launch angle on his hardest-hit balls: 26° compared to his seasonal mark of 17.3°.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.248) provides evidence that Brooks Lee has experienced some negative variance since the start of last season with his .232 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jackson Holliday in the 95th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Jackson Holliday is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today, which would be an upgrade from his 94% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.

Jackson Holliday will have the handedness advantage against Simeon Woods Richard in today’s matchup.

Jackson Holliday is likely to have the upper hand against every reliever from start to finish, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins only has 1 same-handed RP.

Extreme groundball bats like Jackson Holliday tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Simeon Woods Richard.

Batting from the opposite that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Cedric Mullins will have the upper hand today.

Cedric Mullins has a good chance to have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Minnesota Twins has just 1 same-handed RP.

Cedric Mullins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.4% — 92nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

Home field advantage typically boosts batter metrics across the board, and Cedric Mullins will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Cedric Mullins’s launch angle this season (24.9°) is a significant increase over his 21.5° mark last season.

Ryan Mountcastle’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ryan Mountcastle is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

Ryan Mountcastle has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.1%) and will have a big advantage hitting them out towards baseball’s shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats across the board, and Ryan Mountcastle will hold that advantage today.

In the last 14 days, Ryan Mountcastle’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.9-mph over the course of the season to 100.3-mph of late.

Willi Castro has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 96.1-mph average in the last week’s worth of games to his seasonal EV of 85.4-mph.

Willi Castro’s launch angle this season (17.2°) is significantly higher than his 13.4° figure last season.

In terms of his home runs, Willi Castro has had some very poor luck since the start of last season. His 10.7 HR per 600 plate appearances mark has been significantly deflated relative to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected HR/600 at 18.4.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 91st percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Carlos Correa is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

Carlos Correa will hold the platoon advantage over Cade Povich in today’s game.

In the past week, Carlos Correa’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.6-mph over the course of the season to 109-mph of late.

Despite posting a .263 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Carlos Correa has experienced some negative variance given the .071 difference between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .334.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ramon Laureano in the 86th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Ramon Laureano will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

Over the past 7 days, Ramon Laureano’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 17% up to 30%.

Ramon Laureano has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 91.4-mph to 94.5-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

Ramon Laureano’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has improved of late, increasing from 21.3% on the season to 30% in the last week’s worth of games.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ty France in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Ty France is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

Batting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Ty France will have an edge today.

Ty France has experienced some negative variance in regards to his home runs this year; his 10.8 HR per 600 plate appearances mark is a fair amount lower than his 21.6 Expected HR/600, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

Batting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Harrison Bader will have the upper hand today.

Harrison Bader has seen a significant improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 104.4-mph average in the past week to his seasonal average of 93.8-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Byron Buxton as the league’s 14th-best home run batter.

Byron Buxton is projected to bat 1st in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Cade Povich throws from, Byron Buxton will have the upper hand in today’s game.

In the last 7 days, Byron Buxton’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 16.5% up to 33.3%.

Over the past 7 days, Byron Buxton’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 96.7-mph over the course of the season to 98.7-mph lately.

As it relates to his home run talent, Royce Lewis ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Royce Lewis will have the handedness advantage over Cade Povich in today’s matchup.

Royce Lewis has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .226 mark is deflated compared to his .254 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

By putting up a 29.100 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) since the start of last season , Royce Lewis has performed in the 92nd percentile for power.

When it comes to hitting balls between 23° and 34° (the launch angle range that tends to best-produce home runs), Royce Lewis and his 20.6% rank in the 96th percentile since the start of last season.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Adley Rutschman ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adley Rutschman is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

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

Adley Rutschman has seen a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 101.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal figure of 93.6-mph.

Adley Rutschman’s ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 44.4% to 50.5%.

Gunnar Henderson projects as the 17th-best hitter in the game, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Gunnar Henderson is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the opposite that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Gunnar Henderson will have an advantage today.

The Minnesota Twins have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Gunnar Henderson stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

Home field advantage generally boosts hitter metrics in all categories, and Gunnar Henderson will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 15th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Brooks Lee will be at a disadvantage batting from his weak side against Cade Povich in today’s game.

Today, Brooks Lee is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35% rate (87th percentile).

Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Brooks Lee today.

Brooks Lee has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph dropping to 84.6-mph over the past week.

In today’s game, Jackson Holliday is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 37.3% rate (94th percentile).

Jackson Holliday’s quickness has decreased this season. His 29.36 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 28.79 ft/sec now.

Using Statcast metrics, Jackson Holliday is in the 18th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .220.

Checking in at the 12th percentile, Jackson Holliday sits with a .337 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season.

Grading out in the 12th percentile, Jackson Holliday has notched a .212 batting average since the start of last season.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Cedric Mullins is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 81% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Typically, batters like Cedric Mullins who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Simeon Woods Richard.

Cedric Mullins has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7.2% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past week.

Over the past 7 days, Cedric Mullins’s 14.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 42.3%.

Hitting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Ryan Mountcastle has a tough challenge today.

In terms of plate discipline, Ryan Mountcastle’s ability is quite weak, putting up a 4.33 K/BB rate since the start of last season while ranking in in the 14th percentile.

Willi Castro is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

As a switch-hitter who bats worse from the 0 side of the dish, Willi Castro will bat from his worse side against Cade Povich in this game.

Willi Castro pulls many of his flyballs (33.6% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Willi Castro today.

Willi Castro’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this season; his 90.6-mph EV last season has fallen off to 85.4-mph.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Carlos Correa in today’s matchup.

There has been a significant decline in Carlos Correa’s launch angle from last year’s 9° to 4.9° this season.

Carlos Correa’s launch angle recently (-1.4° over the last two weeks) is quite a bit worse than his 4.9° seasonal figure.

Based on Statcast data, Carlos Correa grades out in the 23rd percentile for power via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances this year at 12.300.

In notching a .256 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Carlos Correa has performed in the 13th percentile.

Ramon Laureano is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in this game.

Simeon Woods Richard will hold the platoon advantage against Ramon Laureano today.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average (.232) provides evidence that Ramon Laureano has been lucky since the start of last season with his .247 actual batting average.

Ramon Laureano has exhibited weak plate discipline since the start of last season, grading out in the 3rd percentile with a 5.9 K/BB rate.

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

Ty France’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased in recent games; his 91.8-mph seasonal average has fallen off to 83.9-mph in the last week’s worth of games.

There has been a significant decline in Ty France’s launch angle from last year’s 12.9° to 9.4° this season.

Over the last week, Ty France’s 35.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 46.3%.

Harrison Bader is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today.

Harrison Bader pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.5% — 95th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally diminishes batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Harrison Bader in today’s matchup.

Harrison Bader’s launch angle in recent games (-6° in the past two weeks) is a significant dropoff from his 10.8° seasonal angle.

Harrison Bader’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, decreasing from 15.7% to 9.5%.

In today’s matchup, Byron Buxton is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 43.5% rate (100th percentile).

Extreme flyball hitters like Byron Buxton are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Cade Povich.

Byron Buxton will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

Byron Buxton’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased lately, falling from 15.5% on the season to 6.7% over the last 14 days.

In terms of his wOBA and overall offense, Byron Buxton has had positive variance on his side this year. His .345 mark has been quite a bit higher than the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .320.

Royce Lewis is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

Royce Lewis pulls many of his flyballs (37.9% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road generally weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Royce Lewis in today’s game.

In the past week, Royce Lewis has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to assess power).

Royce Lewis has not been honed in on the ideal launch angle for base hits lately, hitting balls between -4° and 26° just 25% of the time over the past 7 days.

As a switch-hitter who is weaker from the 0 side of the dish, Adley Rutschman will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Simeon Woods Richard today.

Sporting a .197 batting average this year, Adley Rutschman finds himself in the 15th percentile.

Gunnar Henderson has a 75th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.4%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 3rd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Gunnar Henderson’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last season to this one, falling from 14.1% to 7.7%.

Over the past two weeks, Gunnar Henderson’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 7.7%.

Based on Statcast data, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (21.6) implies that Gunnar Henderson has been very fortunate since the start of last season with his 29.4 actual HR/600.

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