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Yankees @ Angels Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Tuesday, September 1st
Time : 01/09/26 21:38:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees Series Game 2 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 97th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,Trent Grisham is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Trent Grisham will have the handedness advantage against Grayson Rodriguez today.

,Out of all the teams today, the weakest infield defense is that of the Los Angeles Angels.

,In the last week, Trent Grisham’s 60% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 43.1%.

,Among all major league parks, Angel Stadium has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.

,Tyler Heineman will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,Tyler Heineman has been unlucky this year, putting up a .200 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .247 — a .047 gap.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

,Cody Bellinger is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage against Grayson Rodriguez today.

,Mike Trout projects as the 6th-best batter in MLB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense belongs to the New York Yankees.

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

,Hitting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Austin Wells will have an edge today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Austin Wells’s true offensive skill to be a .294, implying that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .040 gap between that mark and his actual .254 wOBA.

,Josh Lowe’s BABIP skill is projected in the 78th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Josh Lowe will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Gerrit Cole in today’s game.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Josh Lowe will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vaughn Grissom in the 80th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Vaughn Grissom is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Vaughn Grissom will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,Amed Rosario is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today’s game.

,Amed Rosario has made substantial improvements with his Barrel%, upping his 6% rate last season to 11.7% this season.

,Amed Rosario’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, going from 16% to 19%.

,Amed Rosario’s 94.5-mph exit velocity on flyballs (a reliable stat to assess power) ranks in the 83rd percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.

,Luis Garcia Jr. is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will hold the platoon advantage against Grayson Rodriguez in today’s matchup.

,Over the last 7 days, Luis Garcia Jr.’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 12.7% up to 25%.

,In the last week’s worth of games, Cody Bellinger’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.5% up to 11.8%.

,Despite posting a .274 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Josh Lowe has suffered from bad luck given the .028 gap between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .302.

,Moises Ballesteros is projected to hit 5th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Moises Ballesteros will have an edge today.

,Home field advantage typically boosts hitter metrics across the board, and Moises Ballesteros will hold that advantage today.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Ben Rice ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,Ben Rice will have the handedness advantage against Grayson Rodriguez today.

,Ben Rice has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, bettering his 15.2% seasonal rate to 25% in the last 7 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run ability.

,Batting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Over the last 7 days, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 95.2-mph over the course of the season to 100.2-mph in recent games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Moore in the 85th percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Christian Moore will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Christian Moore has been hot lately, compiling a a 23.1% Barrel% (a reliable metric to study power) over the past 14 days.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 76th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has increased lately, rising from 13.9% on the season to 37.5% in the past week.

,Mike Trout has seen a sizeable gain in his exit velocity in recent games; just compare his 92.9-mph average in the last week to his seasonal 90-mph figure.

,Jose Caballero has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 99.8-mph average in the last 7 days to his seasonal average of 91.1-mph.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run talent.

,Hitting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Spencer Jones will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Spencer Jones has made substantial strides with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 14.9% seasonal rate to 20% over the past two weeks.

,Spencer Jones has seen a big gain in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 97-mph average over the past two weeks to his seasonal 94.7-mph EV.

,When it comes to his home run skill, Zach Neto ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Zach Neto is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this game.

,Zach Neto will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Zach Neto ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Zach Neto has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.5-mph to 92.9-mph in the past 7 days.

,Amed Rosario’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wade Meckler as the 13th-best batter in the league when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Wade Meckler is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Wade Meckler will have the upper hand today.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Wade Meckler will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Josh Lowe’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has gotten better from last year to this one, going from 14.3% to 18.9%.

,Despite posting a .265 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Moises Ballesteros has had bad variance on his side given the .039 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .304.

,Over the past two weeks, Christian Moore has posted a 25.7° launch angle, lifting the ball well and indicating strong home run potential.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Luis Garcia Jr. ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats across the board, and Denzer Guzman will hold that advantage today.

,In notching a .339 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Wade Meckler is positioned in the 82nd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones as the 10th-best hitter in the game when assessing his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Trent Grisham’s true offensive ability to be a .347, implying that he has suffered from bad luck this year given the .034 deviation between that figure and his actual .313 wOBA.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Gerrit Cole in the 90th percentile when estimating his overall pitching abilities.

,Recording 17.4 outs per game per started this year on average, Gerrit Cole places him the 86th percentile.

,Projected catcher Austin Wells projects as a good pitch framer, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The #2 ballpark in the league for suppressing batting average, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Angel Stadium.

,Gerrit Cole turned in a great performance in his last start and gave up 0 ER.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gerrit Cole in the 88th percentile when assessing his strikeout ability.

,The Los Angeles Angels have 4 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Zach Neto, Mike Trout, Christian Moore, Oswald Peraza).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 4th-best field in MLB for strikeouts.

,Among all starters, Gerrit Cole’s fastball velocity of 96.2 mph ranks in the 84th percentile this year.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Based on Statcast data, Austin Wells ranks in the 75th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 25.400.

,Christian Moore’s maximum exit velocity (a reliable stat to evaluate power) has been 112.5 mph since the start of last season, placing in the 80th percentile.

,The New York Yankees have been the 5th-unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in the future,The New York Yankees have 7 batters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Grayson Rodriguez today.

,In the last week, Vaughn Grissom’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 6.9% up to 15.4%.

Negatives with the Los Angeles Angels Series Game 2 Game Today

Angel Stadium profiles as the #26 stadium in the league for lefty batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Trent Grisham in today’s matchup.

,In the last week, Trent Grisham’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.8% down to 0%.

,In the last 7 days, Trent Grisham’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped from his seasonal mark of 93.5 mph to 82.4 mph.

,Sporting a .224 Expected Batting Average (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) based on Statcast data) since the start of last season , Trent Grisham grades out in the 18th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Heineman in the 1st percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

,Tyler Heineman is projected to hit 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,When starting against a northpaw this year, Tyler Heineman has been pulled from the game early 19% of the time.

,Angel Stadium profiles as the #22 field in the majors for left-handed home runs, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The switch-hitting Tyler Heineman will be less advantaged while batting from his bad side (0) today against Gerrit Cole,Angel Stadium profiles as the #28 field in the league for run-scoring, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Cody Bellinger in today’s matchup.

,Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage over Mike Trout in today’s matchup.

,From last season to this one, Mike Trout’s flyball exit velocity has decreased from an average of 96.8 mph to 94.3 mph.

,Mike Trout’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has decreased in recent games, decreasing from 43.6% on the season to 36% over the last 14 days.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 4th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Austin Wells is projected to bat 9th on the lineup card today.

,26% of the time that Austin Wells has started against a right-handed pitcher this year, he has been pulled from the game early.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Wells today.

,Josh Lowe is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Josh Lowe has been replaced by a pinch-hitter 24% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Josh Lowe has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will be challenged by the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Josh Lowe has struggled with his Barrel% in recent games; his 8% seasonal rate has fallen to 0% in the last 14 days.

,Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Vaughn Grissom meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

,Vaughn Grissom’s average exit velocity has dropped off lately; his 87.8-mph seasonal EV has dropped to 85.5-mph in the past two weeks.

,Vaughn Grissom’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has declined recently, falling from 49.2% on the season to 23.1% over the past week.

,Amed Rosario has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 14% of the time when starting against a righty on the mound this year.

,Angel Stadium ranks as the #22 ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB home runs, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Grayson Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage over Amed Rosario today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Amed Rosario in today’s game.

,26% of the time that Luis Garcia Jr. has started against a right-handed starter this year, he has been lifted for a pinch-hitter.

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Luis Garcia Jr. in today’s matchup.

,Luis Garcia Jr.’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has dropped off from last year to this one, falling from 15.3% to 12.3%.

,Despite posting a .370 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Luis Garcia Jr. has had some very good luck given the .044 gap between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .326.

,When starting against a righty hurler this year, Moises Ballesteros has been pinch hit for 34% of the time.

,Moises Ballesteros has an 83rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Moises Ballesteros has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 8.9% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the last 7 days.

,Moises Ballesteros’s average exit velocity has decreased in recent games; his 90.3-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 80.2-mph over the past 7 days.

,Ben Rice will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Ben Rice’s true offensive skill to be a .346, suggesting that he has had positive variance on his side this year given the .026 disparity between that mark and his actual .372 wOBA.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. today.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr.’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 19.4% to 13.9%.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. has put up a .222 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 17th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Christian Moore is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Gerrit Cole will hold the platoon advantage over Christian Moore in today’s game.

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (7.6) provides evidence that Christian Moore has had positive variance on his side since the start of last season with his 20.8 actual HR/600.

,Christian Moore has put up a .189 batting average since the start of last season, checking in at the 21st percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Angel Stadium as the 4th-worst park in the majors for righty batting average.

,Jose Caballero is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Grayson Rodriguez will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Caballero in today’s game.

,Jose Caballero pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.9% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Caballero in today’s matchup.

,Checking in at the 1st percentile, Trent Grisham sports a .231 BABIP this year.

,Spencer Jones is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

,Spencer Jones has been pinch hit for 25% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Spencer Jones has an 81st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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

,Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage over Zach Neto in today’s game.

,Zach Neto pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.8% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,When it comes to plate discipline, Zach Neto’s talent is quite poor, putting up a 3.21 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 24th percentile.

,21% of the time that Wade Meckler has started against a righty on the mound this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

,Despite posting a .331 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Wade Meckler has had positive variance on his side given the .026 discrepancy between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .305.

,Wade Meckler’s 3.2% Barrel% (a reliable standard to evaluate power) is in the 23rd percentile this year.

,This year, the hardest ball Wade Meckler has connected with reached a maximum exit velocity of 105.8 mph (an advanced stat to study power), placing in the 18th percentile.

,When estimating his home run skill, Wade Meckler ranks in the 2nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Denzer Guzman is projected to hit 7th in the batting order in this game.

,Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Denzer Guzman will be at a disadvantage today.

,Denzer Guzman pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.4% — 79th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Denzer Guzman has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 6.2% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last 7 days.

,Trent Grisham’s exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off this year; his 96-mph mark last year has fallen to 93.5-mph.

,It is anticipated that we will see a Hitters Umpire (Stu Scheurwater) behind the plate in this game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens pitcher metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Gerrit Cole in today’s game.

,Gerrit Cole’s high utilization percentage of his fastball (52.9% this year) is likely weakening his results, since they are generally much less effective than breaking or off-speed pitches.

,Gerrit Cole didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out in his last game started and notched 2 Ks.

,In the last 14 days, Austin Wells’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.5% down to 0%.

,Mike Trout’s ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has decreased recently, falling from 19.4% on the season to 9.1% in the past week’s worth of games.

,Grayson Rodriguez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats in all categories.

,With a 1.79 discrepancy between Grayson Rodriguez’s 6.03 ERA and his 4.24 estimated true talent ERA (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the unluckiest pitchers in baseball this year and should positively regress the rest of the season.

,Grayson Rodriguez has been one of the unluckiest pitchers in the game on balls in play this year with a .330 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

,Grayson Rodriguez has tallied 14.3 outs per outing this year, checking in at the 16th percentile.

,Vaughn Grissom’s launch angle in recent games (8.4° over the past two weeks) is considerably lower than his 12.2° seasonal mark.

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