Astros vs Giants match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Wednesday, August 12th

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Astros @ Giants Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, August 12th
Time : 12/08/26 15:45:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

Victor Bericoto is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game, which would be an upgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 15.6-mph in this game, the best of the day for batters.

,Victor Bericoto has an 86th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them in the direction of MLB’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences today.

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

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Yordan Alvarez ranks as the 2nd-best batter in the majors.

,Yordan Alvarez is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today.

,In the league, Oracle Park’s RF dimensions are the shallowest.

,Batting from the opposite that Adrian Houser throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run skill, Christian Walker ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Among every team today, the 2nd-worst infield defense is that of the San Francisco Giants.

,Based on Statcast data, Christian Walker grades out in the 78th percentile for power per the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season at 26.400.

,Christian Walker has recorded a .343 wOBA (the best measure of overall offense) this year, grading out in the 77th percentile.

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

,Isaac Paredes has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 86.3-mph to 89.7-mph over the past 7 days.

,In the last 14 days, Isaac Paredes’s 24.2% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 15.8%.

,Christian Koss has an 80th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.8%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them out towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters batter stats across the board, and Christian Koss will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (.303) suggests that Christian Koss has suffered from bad luck since the start of last season with his .267 actual wOBA.

,Nate Tomlinson grades out as a Hitters Umpire and is expected to be calling pitches in this game.

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

,Playing on the road generally lessens pitcher stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Bryan King today.

,Home field advantage typically bolsters hitter metrics across the board, and Osleivis Basabe will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Osleivis Basabe has been hot in recent games, compiling a a 17.4% Barrel% (an advanced metric to evaluate power) over the last two weeks.

,As it relates to his home run skill, Bryce Eldridge ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bryce Eldridge is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Bryce Eldridge will have the handedness advantage against Ronel Blanco in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the opposite that Ronel Blanco throws from, Drew Gilbert will have an advantage today.

,Drew Gilbert will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Drew Gilbert has made notable gains with his Barrel% of late, bettering his 3.1% seasonal rate to 12.5% over the past week.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Rafael Devers in the 97th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

,Rafael Devers is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Rafael Devers will have the handedness advantage against Ronel Blanco today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willy Adames in the 92nd percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Willy Adames is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this matchup.

,Willy Adames will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,In the past week, Willy Adames’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 8.6% up to 14.3%.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jung Hoo Lee in the 97th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

,Jung Hoo Lee is projected to hit 1st on the lineup card today.

,Jung Hoo Lee will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Ronel Blanco in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his batting average talent, Jeremy Pena is projected as the 17th-best batter in the league by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jeremy Pena is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Jeremy Pena’s ability to hit the ball at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last season to this one, going from 41.7% to 49.8%.

Negatives with the San Francisco Giants Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Oracle Park as the 4th-worst ballpark in Major League Baseball for RHB home runs.

,Oracle Park has the highest fences in the league.

,Built just 8 feet above sea level, Oracle Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all stadiums, which tends to lead to lower offensive output.

,The weather forecast calls for the most favorable pitching conditions of the day, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Batting from the same side that Ronel Blanco throws from, Victor Bericoto has a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Oracle Park grades out as the #27 ballpark in the game for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Playing on the road generally lowers batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Yordan Alvarez in today’s game.

,Over the last two weeks, Yordan Alvarez’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 18% down to 10.3%.

,Christian Walker has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (91% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the batting order in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Koss in the 12th percentile when assessing his overall offensive ability.

,Christian Koss is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

,The 3rd-worst projected batting order on the slate in terms of overall batting skill belongs to the San Francisco Giants.

,The San Francisco Giants have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to hit worse the rest of the season,Oracle Park projects as the #28 stadium in the game for walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Osleivis Basabe in the 13th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Osleivis Basabe is projected to bat 7th in the batting order in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 51% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

,Bryce Eldridge has taken a step back with his Barrel% recently; his 11.5% seasonal rate has dropped to 0% in the past week.

,Bryce Eldridge has notched a .139 Expected Batting Average since the start of last season, grading out in the 3rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

,Drew Gilbert’s BABIP skill is projected in the 12th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Drew Gilbert is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Drew Gilbert has been lifted for a pinch-hitter 15% of the time when starting against a northpaw this year.

,Compared to his seasonal figure of 13.7°, Rafael Devers has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (5.3°) in the past two weeks.

,Ronel Blanco will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Willy Adames in today’s game.

,Jung Hoo Lee’s launch angle recently (-1.6° in the past week’s worth of games) is a considerable dropoff from his 9.8° seasonal mark.

,In the last 7 days, Jung Hoo Lee has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (an advanced standard to study power).

,Adrian Houser will hold the platoon advantage over Jeremy Pena in today’s matchup.

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