Yankees vs Rays match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 2 Saturday, April 11th

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Yankees @ Rays Series Game 2 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
2025 WorldSeries Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, April 11th
Time : 11/04/26 18:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees World Series Game 2 Game Today

Tropicana Field has the 5th-shallowest right field fences in Major League Baseball.

The Tropicana Field roof is expected to be closed today, making conditions in this match-up 8° hotter than the average outdoor game on the slate today — favorable for offense.

Out of all the teams today, the worst outfield defense is that of the the New York Yankees.

Max Fried has notched a .192 BABIP this year, making him one of the luckiest pitchers in the majors on balls in play and regression likely forthcoming.

Max Fried has been given a longer leash than the typical pitcher since the start of last season, recording 7.4 more adjusted pitches-per-game than league average.

Nick Martinez has been one of the luckiest mound aces in the game on balls in play since the start of last season with a .267 BABIP and figures to see that luck normalize going forward.

Generating 16.8 outs per start since the start of last season on average, Nick Martinez places him the 77th percentile.

Nick Martinez has shown strong control since the start of last season, compiling a 84th percentile walk rate of 5.7%.

Negatives with the Tampa Bay Rays World Series Game 2 Game Today

Max Fried projects as the 10th-best starting pitcher in baseball currently, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Tropicana Field as the 2nd-worst venue in the game for base hits.

Max Fried performed well in his previous GS and gave up 0 ER.

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Max Fried must realize this, because he has utilized his off-speed and breaking pitches a lot since the start of last season: 57.9% of the time, ranking in the 76th percentile.

Max Fried has posted a 3.10 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over) since the start of last season, placing in the 92nd percentile.

In his previous game started, Nick Martinez performed well and gave up 2 ER.

Nick Martinez’s change-up rate has increased by 10% from last year to this one (19.6% to 29.6%) .

Ranking in the 79th percentile, Nick Martinez has posted a 3.6 K/BB rate since the start of last season.

Nick Martinez has notched an 8.2% Swinging Strike percentage since the start of last season, placing in the 12th percentile.

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