White Sox vs Cardinals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, September 12th

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White Sox @ Cardinals Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : Chicago White Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, September 12th
Time : 12/09/26 19:15:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Chicago White Sox Series Game 2 Game Today

Among all major league stadiums, Busch Stadium has the 7th-lowest average fence height.

,The weather report predicts temperatures in this contest to reach the 2nd-highest level on the slate today at 90°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

,Kyle Leahy’s fastball spin rate has fallen 196 rpm this season (2178 rpm) below where it was last year (2374 rpm).

,Given the 0.91 difference between Kyle Leahy’s 3.41 ERA and his 4.32 estimated true talent ERA (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in Major League Baseball this year and ought to see negative regression in the future.

,Luis Castillo has compiled a 5.07 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that deals with the variables most within a pitcher’s control) this year, placing in the 11th percentile.

,Tallying 95.5 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Luis Castillo checks in at the 93rd percentile.

Negatives with the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 2 Game Today

The #1 park in the league for suppressing home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Busch Stadium.

,Busch Stadium has the 2nd-deepest RF fences in the league.

,It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Kyle Leahy must realize this, because he has utilized his non-fastballs a lot this year: 60.9% of the time, ranking in the 86th percentile.

,With a 3.68 FIP this year (Fielding Independent Pitching, an ERA estimator that concentrates on the things a pitcher can most influence), Kyle Leahy falls in the 77th percentile.

,Kyle Leahy has compiled a .321 BABIP this year, a sign that he has been one of the unluckiest hurlers in the game on balls in play with improved performance likely coming.

,Luis Castillo was firing on all cylinders in his previous start and gave up 0 ER.

,Despite conventional wisdom, fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Luis Castillo has used his secondary pitches 8.1% more often this year (39.9%) than he did last year (31.8%).

,Luis Castillo has been unlucky this year, putting up a 5.57 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.31 — a 1.26 disparity.

,Kyle Leahy has tallied 14.7 outs per outing this year, checking in at the 24th percentile.

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