Angels vs Astros match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 20th

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Angels @ Astros Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 20th
Time : 20/08/26 20:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Los Angeles Angels Series Game 3 Game Today

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (46.2% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Isaac Paredes will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,In the past 7 days, Isaac Paredes’s 50% rate of hitting balls at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 42.3%.

,In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 99th percentile with a 23.4° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in Major League Baseball.

,Tyler Heineman has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (100% of the time), but he is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Out of every team on the slate today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Houston Astros.

,Compared to last season, Oswald Peraza has improved his ability to hit the ball at a launch angle ideal for base hits, increasing his percentage of balls hit between -4° and 26° from 38.4% to 43.7% this season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst ballpark in the majors for batting average.

,With 6 hitters of the same handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Grayson Rodriguez should benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in this game.

,Grayson Rodriguez has been unlucky this year, posting a 7.17 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.32 — a 2.85 deviation.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Wade Meckler as the 9th-best batter in the league when assessing his BABIP ability.

,Wade Meckler is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Dingers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Minute Maid Park has the shallowest in the league.

,Wade Meckler will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Peter Lambert today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 88th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

,Cam Smith will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Cam Smith has made significant gains with his Barrel% lately, bettering his 11.6% seasonal rate to 22.2% in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Cam Smith’s true offensive ability to be a .326, providing some evidence that he has experienced some negative variance this year given the .027 disparity between that mark and his actual .299 wOBA.

,Mike Trout projects as the 8th-best batter in MLB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Mike Trout is penciled in 2nd in the batting order today.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 17.9°, Mike Trout has significantly improved his launch angle recently, posting a 22.7° mark in the last two weeks.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 85th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

,The #7 venue in the league for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter metrics in all categories, and Yainer Diaz will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 91st percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,Christian Walker will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,Christian Walker has seen a big improvement in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 108.2-mph average over the last 7 days to his seasonal EV of 92-mph.

,Christian Walker has performed at a clip of 26.4 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season, ranking in the 78th percentile for power according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Jose Altuve is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41.1% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jose Altuve will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 9.6°, Jose Altuve has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 29.3° mark in the last week.

,The #7 field in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed batters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Josh Lowe will have the handedness advantage against Peter Lambert in today’s matchup.

,Josh Lowe has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards baseball’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Josh Lowe has seen a sizeable improvement in his exit velocity of late; just compare his 92.8-mph average in the past 14 days to his seasonal 89.5-mph EV.

,Josh Lowe’s launch angle this season (19.2°) is considerably higher than his 9.4° figure last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena as the 18th-best hitter in Major League Baseball when estimating his batting average talent.

,Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this game.

,Jeremy Pena pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.6% — 80th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter stats in all categories, and Jeremy Pena will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Jeremy Pena’s launch angle recently (23° in the past 7 days) is considerably higher than his 12.3° seasonal angle.

,Denzer Guzman and his 16.9° launch angle on his highest exit velocity balls rank in 82nd percentile, among the highest in MLB since the start of last season.

,Yainer Diaz’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 94th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,By putting up a .272 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 , Yainer Diaz has performed in the 78th percentile.

,Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Grayson Rodriguez has relied on his fastball a lot this year, though: 53.1% of the time, checking in at the 100th percentile.

,Yainer Diaz, the Astros’s expected catcher in today’s game, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Considering the 1.27 deviation between Peter Lambert’s 3.11 ERA and his 4.38 estimated true talent ERA (per the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the most fortunate pitchers in the league this year and figures to see worse results the rest of the season.

,Peter Lambert has been one of the luckiest mound aces in the game on balls in play this year with a .257 BABIP and should see that luck normalize going forward.

,Batting from the opposite that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Taylor Trammell will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally improves batter metrics in all categories, and Taylor Trammell will hold that advantage today.

,Taylor Trammell has made significant improvements with his Barrel% of late, improving his 12.6% seasonal rate to 25% in the past week.

,In the past 14 days, Taylor Trammell’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 93.7-mph over the course of the season to 99.7-mph recently.

,Checking in at the 75th percentile, Taylor Trammell has posted a .274 Isolated Power rate (ISO) this year.

,Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best batter in baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Yordan Alvarez will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Grayson Rodriguez today.

,Yordan Alvarez will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vaughn Grissom in the 81st percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

,Compared to his seasonal average of 12.7°, Vaughn Grissom has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 24° mark in the last week’s worth of games.

,Wade Meckler has notched a .341 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, ranking in the 83rd percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Schanuel in the 93rd percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

,Nolan Schanuel is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Peter Lambert throws from, Nolan Schanuel will have an advantage today.

,Nolan Schanuel has posted a .276 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, ranking in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,When assessing his overall offensive skill, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Sporting a 1.3 K/BB rate this year, Nolan Schanuel has displayed impressive plate discipline, placing in the 94th percentile.

,Peter Lambert has averaged 93.4 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, placing in the 86th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Minute Maid Park as the best field in baseball for strikeouts.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 83rd percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Josh Lowe in the 78th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 89th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Zach Neto is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in this game.

,Zach Neto pulls many of his flyballs (38% — 94th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

,Zach Neto’s launch angle this year (23°) is a significant increase over his 17.7° figure last season.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 89th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Taylor Trammell ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zach Neto in the 84th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,The Los Angeles Angels have 3 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Mike Trout, Oswald Peraza, Zach Neto).

Negatives with the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst field in the league for right-handed batting average.

,Minute Maid Park has the 3rd-tallest fences among all major league parks.

,Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest altitudes in the league, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to lower offensive output.

,The Minute Maid Park roof projects to be closed today, making weather conditions in this contest -6° colder than the average outdoor game of the day — favorable for pitching.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Heineman in the 2nd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,This year, Tyler Heineman has been lifted for a pinch-hitter in 19% of his appearances when starting against right-handed pitcher.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 3rd-worst park in the majors for lefty batting average.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Oswald Peraza ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Oswald Peraza is penciled in 9th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Recording 13.6 outs per outing this year on average, Grayson Rodriguez falls in the 9th percentile.

,The best projected batting order of all teams on the slate in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the Houston Astros.

,Minute Maid Park has the shallowest LF dimensions among all major league parks.

,Grayson Rodriguez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,Grayson Rodriguez allowed a colossal 7 earned runs in his last outing.

,Wade Meckler has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 20% of the time when starting against a righty hurler this year.

,Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Wade Meckler in today’s matchup.

,Cam Smith is penciled in 6th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Grayson Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage against Cam Smith today.

,Batting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, Mike Trout faces a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Mike Trout today.

,Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Grayson Rodriguez will have the handedness advantage over Yainer Diaz today.

,Christian Walker has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (88% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Christian Walker will have a tough matchup today.

,Hitting from the same side that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Jose Altuve will not have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Jose Altuve has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 5.1% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the last week.

,Josh Lowe is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

,Josh Lowe has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 24% of the time when starting against a right-handed pitcher this year.

,Batting from the same side that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Jeremy Pena has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Despite posting a .354 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Jeremy Pena has had positive variance on his side given the .021 disparity between that mark and his estimated true talent wOBA of .333.

,Denzer Guzman is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Peter Lambert will have the handedness advantage against Denzer Guzman today.

,The 4th-weakest projected lineup of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting skill is that of the the Los Angeles Angels.

,The Los Angeles Angels have been the 9th-luckiest offense in baseball this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse going forward,Taylor Trammell’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 9th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Taylor Trammell is projected to hit 8th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Taylor Trammell has been pinch hit for 21% of the time when starting against a right-handed starter this year.

,In the last week, Yordan Alvarez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 17.7% down to 8.3%.

,Yordan Alvarez’s exit velocity on flyballs has dropped off in recent games; his 96-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 90.5-mph in the last two weeks’ worth of games.

,Despite posting a .434 wOBA this year, the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes Yordan Alvarez has had positive variance on his side given the .019 disparity between that figure and his estimated true talent wOBA of .415.

,Vaughn Grissom is penciled in 6th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be a downgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

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

,Nolan Schanuel pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.2% — 78th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 9th-deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Nolan Schanuel in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Grayson Rodriguez throws from, Isaac Paredes encounters a tough challenge today.

,Isaac Paredes has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.1-mph dropping to 82.3-mph over the last 7 days.

,When assessing his home run talent, Nolan Schanuel ranks in the 7th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The Houston Astros (20.6 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 5th-least strikeout-prone lineup on the slate today.

,Peter Lambert will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Zach Neto in today’s matchup.

,Zach Neto will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

,Christian Walker’s BABIP talent is projected in the 13th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Over the last 14 days, Christian Walker’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 9.4% down to 3.8%.

,Hitting from the same side that Peter Lambert throws from, Vaughn Grissom will be at a disadvantage today.

,Mike Trout has struggled with his Barrel% of late; his 16% seasonal rate has decreased to 0% in the last week.

,Peter Lambert has been lucky in regards to his strikeouts this year, notching an 8.87 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 8.12 — a 0.76 K/9 gap.

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