Astros vs Braves match player stats | 2025 Series Game 3 Sunday, September 14th

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Astros @ Braves Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves
Series : Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, September 14th
Time : 14/09/25 13:35:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Drake Baldwin in the 76th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

Drake Baldwin is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

The #5 park in Major League Baseball for boosting base hits to left-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

Truist Park sits at the 3rd-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation tends to lead to higher offensive output.

Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report forecasts the hottest temperature of all games on the slate today at 86°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles Truist Park as the 5th-best ballpark in the game for right-handed base hits.

Nacho Alvarez Jr. will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today’s game.

Nacho Alvarez Jr. hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 82nd percentile) and is fortunate to face the league’s 5th-shallowest CF fences in today’s game.

When it comes to his home run talent, Christian Walker ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Christian Walker is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Hitting from the opposite that Joey Wentz throws from, Christian Walker will have an edge in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 94th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.

Carlos Correa is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in this game.

Throwing 94.5 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Framber Valdez places him the 89th percentile.

It is anticipated that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (Tony Randazzo) calling pitches in this game.

The #9 field in Major League Baseball for boosting strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Truist Park.

Framber Valdez has a large reverse platoon split and should be aided by facing 6 opposite-handed batters in today’s game.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 4th-best hitter in baseball.

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

In the league, Truist Park’s centerfield fences are the 5th-shallowest.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Matt Olson in the 94th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

Matt Olson is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jurickson Profar in the 88th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

Jurickson Profar is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card in this matchup.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Marcell Ozuna ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Marcell Ozuna will hold the platoon advantage over Framber Valdez today.

Ozzie Albies has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (54% of the time), but he is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

The switch-hitting Ozzie Albies will get to bat from his better side (0) today against Framber Valdez.

Ronald Acuna Jr. projects as the 6th-best batter in the game, via the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Ronald Acuna Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Framber Valdez today.

Recording 91.6 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Joey Wentz falls in the 76th percentile.

Because of his reverse platoon split, Joey Wentz will benefit from squaring off against 8 hitters in the projected lineup of the opposite hand in today’s matchup.

Joey Wentz will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats across the board.

Ha-seong Kim is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this game.

Ha-seong Kim will hold the platoon advantage against Framber Valdez in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Harris II in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Michael Harris II will hold that advantage today.

Negatives with the Atlanta Braves Game Today

Framber Valdez will hold the platoon advantage over Drake Baldwin in today’s matchup.

Drake Baldwin has a 76th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

When assessing his home run skill, Nacho Alvarez Jr. ranks in the 13th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Nacho Alvarez Jr. is projected to hit 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Christian Walker pulls many of his flyballs (33.2% — 77th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Christian Walker in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 13th percentile when assessing his BABIP ability.

Among all parks, Truist Park’s LF fences are the 2nd-deepest.

Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Carlos Correa in today’s matchup.

The Atlanta Braves (19.7 K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are projected to have the 4th-least strikeout-heavy team of batters of all teams on the slate today.

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

Playing on the road generally diminishes pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Framber Valdez in today’s game.

Joey Wentz will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Yordan Alvarez in today’s game.

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 Yordan Alvarez today.

Framber Valdez will have the handedness advantage against Matt Olson in today’s matchup.

Matt Olson has a 78th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.1%) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

Jurickson Profar pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.2% — 84th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

Marcell Ozuna has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (90% of the time), but he is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this game.

Marcell Ozuna pulls many of his flyballs (33.3% — 78th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 2nd-deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ozzie Albies in the 11th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

In today’s matchup, Ozzie Albies is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41% rate (99th percentile).

Ronald Acuna Jr. has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (95% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

Via the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the offense with the 2nd-least strikeout-heavy lineup on the slate today is the Houston Astros with a 19.3% underlying K%.

In his previous game started, Joey Wentz didn’t have his best stuff when it came to striking hitters out and was only able to post 2 Ks.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ha-seong Kim in the 16th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

Ha-seong Kim pulls many of his flyballs (35.5% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards MLB’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

Michael Harris II is penciled in 7th in the batting order in this matchup.

Framber Valdez will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Harris II in today’s matchup.

Michael Harris II has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s 2nd-deepest LF fences today.

Extreme groundball hitters like Michael Harris II tend to perform worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Framber Valdez.

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