Yankees vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 World Friday, April 4th

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Yankees vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 World Friday, April 4th

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World Matchup Details

New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates

Todays Game is on Friday, April 4th
04/04/25 16:12:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Yankees vs Pirates Matchup Today

Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Adam Frazier will hold that advantage today.

Mitch Keller has averaged 95.3 adjusted pitches per start since the start of last season, checking in at the 89th percentile.

Considering that flyball hitters are less effective against flyball pitchers, Mitch Keller (31.3% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated today with 3 FB hitters in the opposing club’s projected lineup.

Home field advantage typically boosts pitcher stats in all categories, and Mitch Keller will hold that advantage in today’s game.

Mitch Keller is an extreme flyball pitcher (31.3% FB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) and should be aided by pitching in the #28 HR venue in the majors in this matchup.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-best infield defense belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

As it relates to his home run skill, Joey Bart ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Joey Bart is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in this game.

Joey Bart will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats in all categories, and Joey Bart will hold that advantage today.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Max Fried in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will hold that advantage in today’s game.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Andrew McCutchen ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Andrew McCutchen is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Andrew McCutchen will have the handedness advantage over Max Fried in today’s matchup.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter stats in all categories, and Andrew McCutchen will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Fried to throw 98 pitches in today’s game (most of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Austin Wells (the Yankees’s expected catcher in today’s game) projects as a good pitch framer.

Max Fried has a large reverse platoon split and has the benefit of facing 7 opposite-handed bats in this matchup.

Because flyball batters face a disadvantage against flyball pitchers, Max Fried (52.6% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in today’s game with 3 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected lineup.

Negative Match Player Stats with Yankees vs Pirates

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Adam Frazier ranks in the 12th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Adam Frazier is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Less offense (and more strikeouts) are strongly connected with lower temperatures, and the weather forecast for this contest predicts the 5th-lowest temperature of all games on the slate at 59°.

Hitting from the same side that Max Fried throws from, Adam Frazier will have a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

When estimating his home run talent, Adam Frazier ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Joey Bart (the Pirates’s expected catcher in today’s matchup) is considered to be a weak pitch framer.

With 7 hitters who bat from the opposite side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Mitch Keller meets a tough challenge while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s outing.

The 4th-best projected offense of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability is that of the the New York Yankees.

Joey Bart pulls many of his flyballs (34.4% — 83rd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his home run ability, Isiah Kiner-Falefa ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in today’s game.

Extreme flyball bats like Isiah Kiner-Falefa tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Max Fried.

Andrew McCutchen pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Max Fried will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

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