Astros vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, June 14th

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Astros @ Royals Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, June 14th
Time : 14/06/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

When estimating his home run skill, Salvador Perez ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Built 886 feet above sea level, Kauffman Stadium has the 5th-highest altitude among all parks, which usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

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

,As it relates to his home run talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 88th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jac Caglianone is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Jac Caglianone will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Arrighetti in today’s matchup.

,The Houston Astros infield defense profiles as the 4th-weakest out of all the teams today.

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

,Christian Walker is projected to bat 3rd in the batting order in this game.

,When assessing his home run ability, Carter Jensen ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Carter Jensen is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.

,Batting from the opposite that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Carter Jensen will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Carter Jensen will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Joey Loperfido will hold the platoon advantage against Stephen Kolek in today’s matchup.

,Taylor Trammell will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Stephen Kolek today.

,Maikel Garcia’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 95th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Maikel Garcia is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Maikel Garcia will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

,Vinnie Pasquantino is projected to hit 3rd in the lineup today.

,Vinnie Pasquantino will have the handedness advantage against Spencer Arrighetti today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Vinnie Pasquantino will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Kameron Misner will have an advantage today.

,Kameron Misner will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 93rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Yordan Alvarez projects as the 2nd-best hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Yordan Alvarez is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.

,Batting from the opposite that Stephen Kolek throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have an advantage today.

,Extreme flyball hitters like Yordan Alvarez tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Stephen Kolek.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Cam Smith ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Michael Massey will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Michael Massey will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Jac Caglianone will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 86th percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Jose Altuve is penciled in 5th in the batting order today.

,With 6 batters who share his hand in the opposing team’s projected offense, Stephen Kolek figures to benefit from owning the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Stephen Kolek will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his metrics across the board.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Bobby Witt Jr. as the 3rd-best hitter in MLB as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

,When it comes to his overall offensive talent, Jac Caglianone ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,Extreme groundball bats like Isaac Paredes are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Stephen Kolek.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeremy Pena as the 20th-best batter in the majors when assessing his batting average ability.

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

,Spencer Arrighetti has averaged 92.2 adjusted pitches per outing this year, grading out in the 79th percentile.

,In his previous GS, Spencer Arrighetti performed well and compiled 10 strikeouts.

,Spencer Arrighetti’s high usage rate of his secondary pitches (59.1% this year) figures to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.

,When it comes to his overall offensive ability, Jose Altuve ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 6th-best hitter in the majors.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 86th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 79th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

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

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Series Game 3 Game Today

Salvador Perez has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this year (98% of the time), but he is projected to hit 6th in the lineup in today’s game.

,The #7 stadium in Major League Baseball for suppressing home runs to right-handed batters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Kauffman Stadium.

,The weather forecast forecasts the 5th-most favorable pitching weather of all games today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Spencer Arrighetti will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s matchup.

,Salvador Perez pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 88th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #23 ballpark in the league for lefty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,In today’s matchup, Jac Caglianone is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.4% rate (95th percentile).

,The deepest LF fences among all major league stadiums are found in Kauffman Stadium.

,Batting from the same side that Stephen Kolek throws from, Christian Walker will be in a tough position today.

,Christian Walker will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,The deepest RF fences in MLB are found in Kauffman Stadium.

,Joey Loperfido is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,The Kansas City Royals infield defense grades out as the best out of all the teams in action today.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Joey Loperfido in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Trammell in the 4th percentile when assessing his batting average skill.

,Taylor Trammell is penciled in 8th in the lineup today.

,Spencer Arrighetti will have the handedness advantage over Maikel Garcia in today’s matchup.

,In today’s game, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 5th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.5% rate (86th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 15th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 5th percentile when it comes to his BABIP skill.

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.6% — 93rd percentile) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kameron Misner in the 18th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.

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

,Cam Smith is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Stephen Kolek will have the handedness advantage over Cam Smith in today’s matchup.

,Cam Smith has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.1%) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Yordan Alvarez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.2% — 81st percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the league’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally reduces hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Yordan Alvarez in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Taylor Trammell ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 7th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Michael Massey is penciled in 7th on the lineup card today.

,Michael Massey pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.3% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 8th percentile when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Batting from the same side that Stephen Kolek throws from, Jose Altuve encounters a tough challenge in today’s matchup.

,Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (42.1% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Stephen Kolek in the 14th percentile when it comes to his strikeout talent.

,Kauffman Stadium grades out as the #26 park in baseball for strikeouts, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Because flyball hitters have a sizeable advantage over groundball pitchers, Stephen Kolek and his 48.7% underlying GB% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be in a hard position in today’s outing facing 2 opposing GB hitters.

,Placing in the 23rd percentile, Stephen Kolek recorded an 8.9% Swinging Strike% this year.

,Batting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Bobby Witt Jr. will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s deepest RF fences today.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Joey Loperfido ranks in the 24th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 2nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Hitting from the same side that Stephen Kolek throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a tough matchup today.

,Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (47.6% — 100th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jose Altuve today.

,Hitting from the same side that Stephen Kolek throws from, Jeremy Pena encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Jeremy Pena is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 33.9% rate (76th percentile).

,Typically, bats like Jeremy Pena who hit a lot of groundballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Stephen Kolek.

,Christian Walker’s BABIP ability is projected in the 11th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kameron Misner in the 6th percentile when estimating his batting average skill.

,Spencer Arrighetti will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s matchup.

,Out of all starters, Spencer Arrighetti’s fastball velocity of 91.9 mph ranks in the 20th percentile this year.

,Playing on the road typically lessens batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Isaac Paredes today.

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