Astros vs Rockies match player stats | 2026 World Series Game 3 Wednesday, April 8th

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Astros @ Rockies Series Game 3 2025 WorldSeries Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies
2025 WorldSeries Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Wednesday, April 8th
Time : 08/04/26 15:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros World Series Game 3 Game Today

T.J. Rumfield is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in this game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Coors Field as the best park in the game for run-scoring.

Built 5197 feet above sea level, Coors Field has the highest altitude among all parks, which tends to lead to more offense.

The weather forecast predicts the 2nd-most suitable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

T.J. Rumfield will have the handedness advantage against Cristian Javier in today’s matchup.

The switch-hitting Willi Castro will get to bat from his good side (0) today against Cristian Javier.

Home field advantage typically bolsters batter stats across the board, and Willi Castro will hold that advantage today.

When assessing his home run skill, Christian Walker ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

The #5 field in the league for boosting home runs to right-handed hitters, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

The #1 field in the majors for boosting batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Michael Lorenzen in the 19th percentile as it relates to his overall pitching abilities.

The 4th-best projected offense on the slate in terms of overall hitting ability belongs to the Houston Astros.

Coors Field grades out as the #1 field in the majors for batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 83rd percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

Carlos Correa is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

Yordan Alvarez is penciled in 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Hitting from the opposite that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Joey Loperfido will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mickey Moniak in the 89th percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Mickey Moniak is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena as the 16th-best batter in Major League Baseball when it comes to his batting average ability.

Jeremy Pena is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Correa in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

Troy Johnston has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this year (50% of the time), but he is penciled in 4th in the batting order in this game.

Batting from the opposite that Cristian Javier throws from, Troy Johnston will have an edge in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 90th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 96th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

Cam Smith has recorded a .323 BABIP since the start of last season, ranking in the 86th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyle Karros in the 92nd percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

The #1 park in Major League Baseball for boosting batting average to righties, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Kyle Karros will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to boost all of his stats.

The #5 park in MLB for boosting home runs to LHB, per the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Coors Field.

Jake Meyers’s batting average skill is projected to be in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Jake Meyers has recorded a .349 BABIP since the start of last season, grading out in the 97th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Hunter Goodman in the 95th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Hunter Goodman has strong power (95th percentile) if he makes contact, but that’s never a sure thing (29.3% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Cristian Javier has a pitch-to-contact profile (16th percentile K%) — great news for Goodman.

Michael Lorenzen will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to bolster all of his metrics across the board.

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Michael Lorenzen must realize this, because he has gone to his non-fastballs a lot since the start of last season: 59.8% of the time, ranking in the 81st percentile.

The Colorado Rockies projected offense projects as the worst on the slate today in terms of overall batting ability.

Considering that groundball batters are less effective against groundball pitchers, Cristian Javier (42.8% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) is well-situated in this game with 2 GB hitters in the opposing team’s projected batting order.

With a 1.37 difference between Cristian Javier’s 6.15 ERA and his 4.79 FIP, it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in the game since the start of last season and ought to positively regress in the future.

Joey Loperfido will probably have an edge against every reliever throughout the game, since the bullpen of the Colorado Rockies has just 1 same-handed RP.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ezequiel Tovar in the 79th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

Ezequiel Tovar is penciled in 3rd in the batting order in this matchup.

Ezequiel Tovar will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive talent.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Jose Altuve ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Edouard Julien as the 15th-best hitter in the majors when assessing his BABIP skill.

Edouard Julien is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this matchup, which would be an upgrade from his 80% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.

Batting from the opposite that Cristian Javier throws from, Mickey Moniak will have an edge today.

Hunter Goodman will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The Colorado Rockies (26.3% K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) project to have the most strikeout-heavy team of hitters of all teams today.

Negatives with the Colorado Rockies World Series Game 3 Game Today

T.J. Rumfield’s BABIP talent is projected in the 24th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

The wind projects to be blowing in from LF at 8.2-mph in this match-up, the 2nd-strongest of the day for pitchers.

Willi Castro is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Ranking in the 17th percentile, Willi Castro has notched a .355 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season.

Willi Castro has recorded a .220 batting average since the start of last season, placing in the 15th percentile.

Michael Lorenzen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Christian Walker in today’s matchup.

Playing on the road typically reduces hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Christian Walker today.

It may be smart to expect worse results for the Houston Astros offense going forward, given that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the luckiest offense in the league this year.

It is scheduled that we will see a Pitchers Umpire (David Rackley) calling pitches in this game.

Michael Lorenzen will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against 7 opposing hitters in this game.

The Colorado Rockies infield defense profiles as the 4th-strongest among every team playing today.

Batting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Carlos Correa encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Carlos Correa will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

In terms of power, Carlos Correa is positioned in the 25th percentile, having averaged 13.5 home runs per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Yordan Alvarez will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Cam Smith is penciled in 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Michael Lorenzen throws from, Cam Smith has a tough challenge in today’s game.

Cam Smith will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Grading out in the 24th percentile for power, Cam Smith has averaged 13.1 homers per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Joey Loperfido is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

Playing on the road typically weakens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Joey Loperfido today.

Extreme flyball bats like Mickey Moniak are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Cristian Javier.

Michael Lorenzen will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jeremy Pena in today’s game.

Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jeremy Pena today.

Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage over Jose Altuve in today’s matchup.

Jose Altuve will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

Kyle Karros is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

Cristian Javier will hold the platoon advantage against Kyle Karros today.

Jake Meyers is penciled in 9th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Michael Lorenzen will hold the platoon advantage against Jake Meyers in today’s matchup.

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

In terms of power, Jake Meyers is positioned in the 4th percentile, having averaged 5.4 long-balls per 600 plate appearances since the start of last season.

Hunter Goodman is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 100% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this year.

Cristian Javier will hold the platoon advantage against Hunter Goodman in today’s game.

Coors Field projects as the #30 park in MLB for strikeouts, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

With a 0.64 deviation between Michael Lorenzen’s 8.04 K/9 and his 7.40 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in MLB since the start of last season when it comes to strikeouts and should see negative regression going forward.

When assessing his home run ability, Kyle Karros ranks in the 19th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

Grading out in the 15th percentile, Kyle Karros has posted a .078 Isolated Power rate (ISO) since the start of last season.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s evaluation, Cristian Javier’s overall pitching skill grades out in the 5th percentile among all SPs in the league right now.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cristian Javier to throw 83 pitches today (3rd-least on the slate), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

The Colorado Rockies have been the unluckiest offense in baseball since the start of last season, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in future games,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), Yainer Diaz (the Astros’s expected catcher in today’s game) profiles as a weak pitch framer.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Joey Loperfido ranks in the 23rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 14th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Batting from the same side that Cristian Javier throws from, Ezequiel Tovar will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

Typically, hitters like Ezequiel Tovar who hit a lot of flyballs tend to be less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Cristian Javier.

Sporting a .366 Slugging Percentage (SLG) since the start of last season, Ezequiel Tovar has performed in the 23rd percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Cristian Javier in the 12th percentile when estimating his strikeout skill.

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