Twins vs White Sox match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Tuesday, May 26th

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Twins @ White Sox Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, May 26th
Time : 26/05/26 19:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Minnesota Twins Series Game 2 Game Today

Austin Martin is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for run-scoring.

,Guaranteed Rate Field has the least fair ground among all major league parks — generally good for long-balls.

,Over the last week, Austin Martin’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 87.4-mph over the course of the season to 90.6-mph recently.

,Compared to last year, Austin Martin has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for home runs, increasing his percentage of balls hit between 23° and 34° from 11.6% to 20% this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 77th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Trevor Larnach is projected to bat 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Trevor Larnach will have an edge today.

,Trevor Larnach pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.9% — 75th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Munetaka Murakami projects as the 3rd-best home run hitter in the majors, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Munetaka Murakami is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,Munetaka Murakami will hold the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today’s matchup… and even more favorably, Ryan has a large platoon split.

,As a switch-hitter who is best from the 0 side of the dish, Victor Caratini will get to bat from his good side against Sean Burke in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball bats like Victor Caratini generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Sean Burke.

,Over the past 7 days, Victor Caratini’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 5.4% up to 12.5%.

,Rikuu Nishida’s BABIP skill is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The #7 field in baseball for boosting batting average to left-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

,Rikuu Nishida will have the handedness advantage over Joe Ryan in today’s game… and the cherry on top, Ryan has a large platoon split.

,Hitters such as Rikuu Nishida with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Joe Ryan who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kody Clemens in the 91st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Kody Clemens is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Sean Burke throws from, Kody Clemens will have an edge in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Samuel Antonacci in the 95th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

,Samuel Antonacci is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Samuel Antonacci will hold the platoon advantage over Joe Ryan in today’s matchup… and the cherry on top, Ryan has a large platoon split.

,Samuel Antonacci has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Byron Buxton projects as the 11th-best batter in Major League Baseball, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Byron Buxton is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

,The #7 venue in the majors for boosting batting average to right-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

,Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.1% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

,Byron Buxton has been hot in recent games, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.7-mph to 94-mph over the past two weeks.

,Extreme groundball bats like Samuel Antonacci tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Joe Ryan.

,Samuel Antonacci will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 16°, Kody Clemens has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 22.5° figure over the past 14 days.

,Josh Bell is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,The switch-hitting Josh Bell will hold the platoon advantage while batting from from his strong side (0) today against Sean Burke.

,Extreme flyball bats like Josh Bell tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Sean Burke.

,Andrew Benintendi will have the handedness advantage against Joe Ryan in today’s matchup… and moreover, Ryan has a large platoon split.

,Andrew Benintendi pulls many of his flyballs (36.8% — 90th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Andrew Benintendi will hold that advantage today.

,Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased from last season to this one, going from 19.8% to 22.9%.

,The switch-hitting Drew Romo will get to bat from his strong side (0) today against Joe Ryan… and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split.

,Drew Romo pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37% — 91st percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

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

,Munetaka Murakami will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 97th percentile as it relates to his home run skill.

,Colson Montgomery is projected to bat 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Colson Montgomery will hold the platoon advantage against Joe Ryan in today’s game… and even better, Ryan has a large platoon split.

,Colson Montgomery pulls many of his flyballs (40.1% — 97th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Colson Montgomery will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,Rikuu Nishida will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Miguel Vargas ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

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

,Compared to his seasonal average of 19.3°, Miguel Vargas has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 30.3° figure over the past two weeks.

,As a switch-hitter who bats better from the 0 side of the dish, Brooks Lee will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Sean Burke in today’s matchup.

,Brooks Lee has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs of late; just compare his 100.3-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 90.4-mph.

,Given Joe Ryan’s large platoon split, Tristan Peters will have a tremendous advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,Tristan Peters pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.1% — 94th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Tristan Peters will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Tristan Peters has made significant gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 6% seasonal rate to 11.1% in the past 14 days.

,Kody Clemens has been hot in recent games, notching a 93.6-mph average exit velocity over the last two weeks.

,Brooks Lee’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has improved from last season to this one, going from 40.1% to 47.1%.

,Byron Buxton projects as the 4th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,There has been a significant improvement in Byron Buxton’s launch angle from last season’s 17.5° to 23.8° this season.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s judgement, Joe Ryan’s overall pitching skill ranks in the 92nd percentile out of all starters in MLB currently.

,Joe Ryan has averaged 94.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year, placing in the 86th percentile.

,The Chicago White Sox have been the 3rd-luckiest offense in Major League Baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse in the future,It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Adam Beck) calling pitches today.

,When estimating his strikeout talent, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Joe Ryan in the 94th percentile among all SPs in the majors.

,Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Joe Ryan has used his off-speed and breaking pitches 6% more often this year (43.6%) than he did last season (37.6%).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Martin in the 92nd percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Chase Meidroth is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Chase Meidroth has a 98th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (38.8%) and has the good fortune of hitting them out towards the game’s 9th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Extreme groundball batters like Chase Meidroth generally hit better against extreme flyball pitchers like Joe Ryan.

,Chase Meidroth will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Chase Meidroth’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, increasing from 9.9% to 13.7%.

,Chase Meidroth’s BABIP ability is projected in the 77th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Andrew Benintendi’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased of late, going from 22.9% on the season to 27.6% over the past two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 81st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Tristan Peters has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity on flyballs in recent games; just compare his 98.1-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 92.2-mph.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters pitcher metrics in all categories, and Sean Burke will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Sean Burke’s four-seamer usage has fallen by 5.6% from last year to this one (43.1% to 37.5%) .

,Among all SPs, Sean Burke’s fastball spin rate of 2548 rpm grades out in the 96th percentile this year.

,It may be best to expect negative regression for the Minnesota Twins offense the rest of the season, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 7th-luckiest offense in the majors this year.

,Victor Caratini has been unlucky this year, compiling a .251 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .307 — a .056 disparity.

,Over the past two weeks, Austin Martin’s 24.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 20%.

Negatives with the Chicago White Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

As it relates to his home run skill, Austin Martin ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The weather forecast predicts the 5th-best pitching conditions of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Hitting from the same side that Sean Burke throws from, Austin Martin faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Austin Martin in today’s game.

,Austin Martin has been lucky this year, posting a .363 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .325 — a .038 deviation.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trevor Larnach in today’s game.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Trevor Larnach’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.4% down to 0%.

,Trevor Larnach’s average exit velocity has dropped off this year; his 91.1-mph average last season has dropped to 86.2-mph.

,In the past 7 days, Trevor Larnach’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased from his seasonal figure of 91 mph to 81.3 mph.

,Munetaka Murakami has taken a step back with his Barrel% of late; his 20.8% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% over the last 7 days.

,Munetaka Murakami’s exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 101.4-mph seasonal average has dropped off to 98.9-mph in the past 14 days.

,Munetaka Murakami’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, going from 18.7% on the season to 0% over the last 7 days.

,Despite posting a .383 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Munetaka Murakami has had some very good luck given the .044 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .339.

,Victor Caratini is projected to bat 6th in the batting order today.

,Victor Caratini will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Victor Caratini has posted a .186 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season, placing in the 19th percentile.

,Ranking in the 20th percentile, Victor Caratini has notched a .267 BABIP since the start of last season.

,Rikuu Nishida is penciled in 9th in the lineup today.

,Kody Clemens will be at a disadvantage playing on the road today.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Kody Clemens’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 12.6% down to 0%.

,Over the last week, Kody Clemens’s 22.2% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 40%.

,Kody Clemens has posted a .246 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 5th percentile.

,Samuel Antonacci has been pinch hit for 20% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Samuel Antonacci’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.8% down to 0%.

,Sean Burke will have the handedness advantage against Byron Buxton in today’s game.

,Typically, batters like Byron Buxton who hit a lot of flyballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Sean Burke.

,Byron Buxton will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,With a 4.09 K/BB rate this year, Byron Buxton has displayed bad plate discipline, checking in at the 17th percentile.

,When it comes to his home run ability, Samuel Antonacci ranks in the 8th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Samuel Antonacci’s launch angle in recent games (4.7° in the past two weeks) is significantly worse than his 10.3° seasonal mark.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Bell in the 14th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Josh Bell in today’s matchup.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 14.6°, Josh Bell has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (9.8°) in the last two weeks.

,Andrew Benintendi is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Andrew Benintendi has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 22% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,Over the past 7 days, Andrew Benintendi’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 10.6% down to 0%.

,Using Statcast metrics, Andrew Benintendi grades out in the 14th percentile via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Batting Average since the start of last season at .220.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Drew Romo ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Drew Romo is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Over the past 14 days, Drew Romo’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 11.1% down to 0%.

,In the last two weeks, Drew Romo’s 5.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 11.1%.

,Colson Montgomery has negatively regressed with his Barrel% lately; his 14.2% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week.

,From last season to this one, Colson Montgomery’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 96.7 mph to 94.5 mph.

,Colson Montgomery’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 94.5-mph seasonal figure has dropped off to 87.3-mph in the last 7 days.

,When estimating his home run talent, Rikuu Nishida ranks in the 1st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Joe Ryan will hold the platoon advantage against Miguel Vargas in today’s matchup… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Ryan’s large platoon split.

,Typically, batters like Miguel Vargas 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.

,Miguel Vargas has negatively regressed with his Barrel% recently; his 14.7% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last 7 days.

,Despite posting a .376 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Miguel Vargas has been lucky given the .026 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .350.

,As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Brooks Lee ranks in the 25th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Brooks Lee is projected to bat 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,Brooks Lee’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased from last season to this one, falling from 16.6% to 13.2%.

,When assessing his home run skill, Tristan Peters ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Tristan Peters is penciled in 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,This year, Tristan Peters has been pinch hit for in 21% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kody Clemens in the 11th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Brooks Lee’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off recently, falling from 13.2% on the season to 0% in the past week.

,Colson Montgomery’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased recently, falling from 35.8% on the season to 20% over the last week.

,Grading out in the 14th percentile, Colson Montgomery has put up a .262 BABIP since the start of last season.

,The #6 park in baseball for boosting home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

,The 5th-shallowest LF fences among all parks are found in Guaranteed Rate Field.

,The Chicago White Sox have 7 batters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage over Joe Ryan today, which is especially precarious given his large platoon split.

,Joe Ryan is an extreme flyball pitcher (41.1% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and has the misfortune of pitching in the #6 HR venue in Major League Baseball in this game.

,Considering that flyball batters hold a notable advantage over groundball pitchers, Joe Ryan and his 41.1% underlying GB% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT) finds himself in a tough position in today’s game going up against 3 opposing GB hitters.

,The #1 venue in the majors for suppressing strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.

,Joe Ryan will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Joe Ryan’s 92.2-mph fastball velocity this year is in the 19th percentile among all SPs.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Colson Montgomery in the 22nd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Chase Meidroth in the 4th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Considering Joe Ryan’s large platoon split, Chase Meidroth will be at a tremendous disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate today.

,In the last 7 days, Chase Meidroth’s 27.3% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 47.3%.

,Using Statcast metrics, Chase Meidroth is in the 13th percentile for offensive skills via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) since the start of last season at .284.

,Chase Meidroth has paced 2.3 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, placing in the 4th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Chase Meidroth’s 4.6% Barrel% (an advanced metric to measure power) ranks in the 21st percentile this year.

,With a 4.55 K/BB rate this year, Andrew Benintendi has displayed poor plate discipline, checking in at the 12th percentile.

,Compared to his seasonal angle of 18.7°, Tristan Peters has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (11.8°) over the last 14 days.

,Munetaka Murakami’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Projected catcher Drew Romo profiles as a weak pitch framer, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Sean Burke (37.5% GB% per the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged today with 3 FB hitters in Minnesota’s projected offense.

,Sean Burke has recorded a 7.3% Swinging Strike rate this year, checking in at the 6th percentile.

,Sean Burke is an extreme flyball pitcher (37.5% FB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) and is stuck pitching in the #6 HR venue in Major League Baseball today.

,In the past 14 days, Victor Caratini’s 6.3% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has taken a nosedive compared to his seasonal rate of 14%.

,Victor Caratini has been cold in recent games, posting a .251 wOBA over the past 14 days.

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