Astros vs Athletics match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, June 18th

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Astros vs Athletics match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Wednesday, June 18th

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Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Houston Astros at Athletics
Series Game 3
Todays Game is on Wednesday, June 18th
18/06/25 22:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Astros vs Athletics Series Game 3 Matchup Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke as the 8th-best hitter in MLB when estimating his BABIP talent.

Sutter Health Park ranks as the #9 park in the majors for overall RHB offense, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Sutter Health Park has the 5th-shortest fences among all major league stadiums.

High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report expects the highest temperatures on the schedule today at 96°.

The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 9.4-mph in this contest, the 3rd-strongest of the day for bats.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Denzel Clarke will have an edge in today’s game.

Home field advantage generally improves hitter stats in all categories, and Denzel Clarke will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 77th percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

Max Muncy is projected to bat 5th in the lineup today.

Max Muncy will hold the platoon advantage over Framber Valdez in today’s game.

When estimating his batting average talent, Jacob Wilson is projected as the 8th-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jacob Wilson is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

Jacob Wilson will have the handedness advantage over Framber Valdez in today’s game.

As it relates to his BABIP skill, Cam Smith is projected as the 11th-best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 91st percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

The #9 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats to left-handed batters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Sutter Health Park.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 94th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Christian Walker is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

Isaac Paredes is penciled in 2nd in the lineup in this game.

Extreme flyball bats like Isaac Paredes generally hit better against extreme groundball pitchers like Luis Severino.

When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Jose Altuve is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jose Altuve ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Framber Valdez as the 10th-best starter in the league right now.

Throwing 93.4 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Framber Valdez places in the 82nd percentile.

Framber Valdez has a large reverse platoon split and should be aided by facing 6 opposite-handed hitters in this matchup.

Because flyball pitchers hold a big advantage over flyball bats, Framber Valdez and his 58.3% underlying FB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a favorable spot in this game going up against 2 opposing FB bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Framber Valdez in the 86th percentile as it relates to his strikeout ability.

The Athletics (26.7% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the most strikeout-heavy set of hitters on the slate.

Mauricio Dubon’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Brent Rooker ranks as the 15th-best batter in baseball.

Brent Rooker is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup in today’s game.

Batting from the opposite that Framber Valdez throws from, Brent Rooker will have an edge in today’s game.

Luis Urias will have the handedness advantage over Framber Valdez in today’s matchup.

Luis Urias will benefit from the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Compared to average, Luis Severino has been given an above-average leash this year, recording an additional 6.7 adjusted pitches each outing.

Luis Severino will hold the platoon advantage over 8 opposing batters in this game.

Considering that flyball batters struggle against flyball pitchers, Luis Severino (43.6% GB% via the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this matchup with 2 FB hitters in the opposing team’s projected batting order.

Luis Severino will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his metrics across the board.

Austin Wynns will hold the platoon advantage over Framber Valdez in today’s game.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 96th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his overall offensive ability.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 84th percentile when assessing his batting average talent.

Jake Meyers has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (87% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th in the lineup in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 75th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

When assessing his home run talent, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Tyler Soderstrom is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Tyler Soderstrom in the 86th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

Tyler Soderstrom will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Yainer Diaz’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 97th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Yainer Diaz ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

When assessing his home run talent, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Lawrence Butler is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this matchup.

When assessing his overall offensive ability, Lawrence Butler ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats across the board, and Lawrence Butler will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

Negative Match Player Stats with Astros vs Athletics Series Game 3

Denzel Clarke is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this game.

Today, Denzel Clarke is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.9% rate (87th percentile).

Extreme groundball bats like Denzel Clarke generally hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Denzel Clarke in the 21st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Max Muncy pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.4% — 75th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Muncy in the 24th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive skill.

Sutter Health Park has the 6th-deepest LF dimensions among all major league parks.

Extreme flyball bats like Jacob Wilson usually hit worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

As it relates to his home run skill, Jacob Wilson ranks in the 4th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Cam Smith is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today.

Batting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Cam Smith will not have the upper hand today.

Cam Smith hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

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

Nicholas Kurtz is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Framber Valdez throws from, Nicholas Kurtz will not have the upper hand today.

Nicholas Kurtz has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35%) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nicholas Kurtz in the 23rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Batting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Christian Walker has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

Christian Walker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.8% — 87th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

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 Christian Walker today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 12th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Isaac Paredes’s BABIP skill is projected in the 3rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Batting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Isaac Paredes meets a tough challenge in today’s game.

Isaac Paredes pulls many of his flyballs (46.8% — 100th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road generally lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Isaac Paredes in today’s matchup.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Jose Altuve will be in a tough position today.

Jose Altuve pulls a lot of his flyballs (41% — 99th percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences today.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Altuve in today’s matchup.

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).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Sutter Health Park as the 9th-best stadium in baseball for walks.

In his last game started, Framber Valdez was firing on all cylinders and allowed 0 ER.

Framber Valdez will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

Framber Valdez has experienced some positive variance in regards to his strikeouts this year, compiling a 9.60 K/9 despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 9.23 — a 0.37 K/9 deviation.

Mauricio Dubon is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

Batting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Mauricio Dubon will have a disadvantage today.

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

As it relates to his home run talent, Mauricio Dubon ranks in the 6th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

In today’s matchup, Brent Rooker is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.3% rate (92nd percentile).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Urias in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

Luis Urias is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Luis Urias pulls many of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 6th-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

As it relates to his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) puts Luis Severino in the 20th percentile among all starters in baseball.

When assessing his overall offensive talent, Austin Wynns ranks in the 11th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Austin Wynns is projected to bat 8th in the batting order in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Jeremy Pena will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

Typically, batters like Jeremy Pena who hit a lot of groundballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Luis Severino.

Jeremy Pena will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

Hitting from the same side that Luis Severino throws from, Jake Meyers faces a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jake Meyers hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40% — 97th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Jake Meyers will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

Framber Valdez will hold the platoon advantage over Tyler Soderstrom today.

In today’s matchup, Tyler Soderstrom is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.3% rate (92nd percentile).

Yainer Diaz is projected to bat 7th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 65% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

Luis Severino will hold the platoon advantage against Yainer Diaz in today’s matchup.

Yainer Diaz hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (39% — 88th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 11th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yainer Diaz in today’s game.

Framber Valdez will hold the platoon advantage against Lawrence Butler in today’s game.

In today’s matchup, Lawrence Butler is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 6th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.9% rate (90th percentile).

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