White Sox vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 19th

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White Sox vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Saturday, July 19th

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Saturday, July 19th
19/07/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for White Sox vs Pirates Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Adrian Houser’s fastball velocity has increased 1.2 mph this season (93.3 mph) over where it was last season (92.1 mph).

Adrian Houser has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 6.09 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 6.86 — a 0.77 K/9 discrepancy.

Among every team today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the Chicago White Sox.

Adrian Houser’s high utilization rate of his fastball (58.7% this year) is likely dampening his results, considering they are typically much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

Adrian Houser has been lucky this year, notching a 1.56 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.44 — a 2.88 discrepancy.

Mike Burrows has notched a 24.4% strikeout rate this year, placing in the 77th percentile.

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The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Adrian Houser in the 16th percentile when it comes to his strikeout skill.

PNC Park profiles as the #25 stadium in MLB for strikeouts, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest altitude among all major league stadiums. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to more offense.

The weather report expects temperatures in this game to reach the 5th-highest level of all games today at 85°, which is highly linked to an increase in offense (and a reduction in strikeouts).

In his last outing, Adrian Houser didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking batters out and only managed to post 2 Ks.

The #1 field in MLB for suppressing home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is PNC Park.

PNC Park has the 6th-highest fence height (on average) among all parks.

Adrian Houser was on point in his previous game started and conceded 0 ER.

Adrian Houser has notched a 3.23 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that is concerned with the aspects of pitching most within the pitcher’s control) this year, ranking in the 86th percentile.

Compared to the average hurler, Mike Burrows has been granted less leash than the typical pitcher this year, recording an -18.2 fewer adjusted pitches each game.

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