Todays Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Player match stat positives for Houston at Minnesota Series Game 3 Matchup Today

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Alex Bregman ranks in the 94th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alex Bregman is projected to hit 1st in the batting order in this game.

The #5 ballpark in Major League Baseball for boosting offensive stats, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Target Field.

Built 840 feet above sea level, Target Field has the 5th-highest elevation among all parks, which often leads to more offense.

The wind projects to be blowing out to LF at 8.6-mph in this contest, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Willi Castro in the 84th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability.

Willi Castro has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (71% of the time), but he is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

Home field advantage typically improves batter stats in all categories, and Willi Castro will hold that advantage in today’s game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Joey Loperfido in the 94th percentile when assessing his BABIP skill.

Joey Loperfido will have the handedness advantage over Simeon Woods Richard in today’s matchup.

The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the 2nd-worst out of every team in action today.

Ryan Additon profiles as a Hitters Umpire and is likely to be in charge of the strike zone in this game.

Target Field ranks as the #7 stadium in the majors for base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Because of his large reverse platoon split, Simeon Woods Richardson has a tough challenge matching up with 6 hitters in the projected offense who bat from the same side in today’s outing.

Jon Singleton is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this game.

Jon Singleton will have the handedness advantage over Simeon Woods Richard today.

In the past 7 days, Jon Singleton’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 91.1-mph over the course of the season to 102.3-mph of late.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Byron Buxton as the game’s 15th-best home run batter.

Byron Buxton will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

Over the last 14 days, Byron Buxton has improved his Barrel% substantially, increasing it from his seasonal rate of 10.1% to 20.7%.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 80th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

In the last week, Jake Meyers’s exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 92.2-mph over the course of the season to 99.8-mph in recent games.

Carlos Santana has primarily hit in the back-half of the lineup this season (78% of the time), but he is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

Carlos Santana will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

In terms of power, Carlos Santana is positioned in the 77th percentile, having paced 22.7 home runs per 600 plate appearances this year.

Posting a 1.84 K/BB rate this year, Carlos Santana has shown good plate discipline, grading out in the 83rd percentile.

Brooks Lee will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should improve all of his stats.

Batting from the opposite that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Max Kepler will have the upper hand in today’s game.

Max Kepler will hold the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to boost all of his stats.

Max Kepler has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.6-mph to 93-mph in the past two weeks’ worth of games.

When it comes to his strikeout skill, the leading projection system (THE BAT) places Spencer Arrighetti in the 81st percentile among all starting pitchers in MLB.

Placing in the 79th percentile, Spencer Arrighetti has notched a 25.6% Strikeout% this year.

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

Jose Miranda is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

Jose Miranda will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which should boost all of his stats.

With a .365 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Jose Miranda finds himself in the 88th percentile.

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

Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 4th in the lineup in today’s game.

Compared to his seasonal average of 13.5°, Jake Meyers has significantly improved his launch angle in recent games, posting a 20.2° angle in the last week.

Jake Meyers has been unlucky in regards to his wOBA this year; his .318 mark is significantly deflated relative to his .340 Expected wOBA, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s interpretation of Statcast data.

The Minnesota Twins have been the 2nd-luckiest offense in MLB this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse going forward, The Houston Astros have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Jon Singleton, Chas McCormick, Joey Loperfido).

It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Simeon Woods Richardson must realize this, because he has used his non-fastballs a lot this year: 60.1% of the time, placing in the 80th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Yainer Diaz in the 85th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability.

Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected HR per 600 plate appearances (18.5) provides evidence that Yainer Diaz has suffered from bad luck this year with his 13.6 actual HR/600.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trevor Larnach in the 82nd percentile when it comes to his home run skill.

Trevor Larnach is projected to hit 3rd on the lineup card today.

Trevor Larnach will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Spencer Arrighetti today.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Carlos Correa ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Carlos Correa is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

Carlos Correa will possess the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

Utilizing Statcast metrics, Willi Castro is in the 89th percentile for offensive ability via the leading projection system (THE BAT X)’s version of Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year at .351.

In notching a .343 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, Willi Castro has performed in the 79th percentile.

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Trevor Larnach ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Byron Buxton ranks in the 92nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Alex Bregman has been unlucky this year, posting a .306 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .339 — a .033 difference.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 88th percentile as it relates to his batting average skill.

Over the past week, Carlos Correa’s Barrel% has experienced a surge, jumping from his seasonal rate of 10.3% up to 23.1%.

As it relates to his overall offensive talent, Max Kepler ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

There has been a significant improvement in Mauricio Dubon’s launch angle from last year’s 9.7° to 13.4° this year.

In notching a .291 batting average this year, Mauricio Dubon finds himself in the 90th percentile.

Trevor Larnach will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Joey Loperfido has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 90.3-mph to 95.4-mph in the past 7 days.

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Target Field has the 5th-highest average fence height in the majors.

As far as temperature and humidity go, the 5th-best pitching weather on the schedule is expected for this contest.

Simeon Woods Richard will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Alex Bregman today.

Alex Bregman hits many of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 84th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s 10th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

Alex Bregman will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today.

The 10th-deepest CF dimensions among all major league parks are found in Target Field.

As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the plate, Willi Castro will bat from his bad side against Spencer Arrighetti today.

Out of all the teams on the slate today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Houston Astros.

Joey Loperfido is penciled in 9th in the lineup in this matchup.

31% of the time that Joey Loperfido has started against a northpaw this year, he has been replaced by a pinch-hitter.

Joey Loperfido hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 90th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 10th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

Playing on the road typically lessens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Joey Loperfido in today’s game.

The Houston Astros have been the 10th-luckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform worse in the future, Simeon Woods Richardson will possess the home field advantage in today’s game, which should bolster all of his stats across the board.

When starting against a righty on the mound this year, Jon Singleton has been pinch hit for 21% of the time.

In today’s game, Jon Singleton is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 10th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.7% rate (89th percentile).

Jon Singleton will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

Byron Buxton has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this season (60% of the time), but he is penciled in 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

Batting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Byron Buxton will have a tough challenge today.

In today’s game, Byron Buxton is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 11th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41.7% rate (99th percentile).

Jake Meyers is penciled in 6th in the lineup today.

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jon Singleton in the 3rd percentile when estimating his batting average talent.

Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Jake Meyers today.

The switch-hitting Carlos Santana will be less advantaged while batting from his weak side (0) today against Spencer Arrighetti, Carlos Santana has taken a step back with his Barrel% lately; his 7% seasonal rate has dropped off to 0% in the past 7 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brooks Lee in the 20th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

Brooks Lee is penciled in 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Max Kepler in the 11th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

Max Kepler is penciled in 6th on the lineup card today, which would be a downgrade from his 89% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season.

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

Spencer Arrighetti will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Hitting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Jose Miranda encounters a tough challenge in today’s game.

Jose Miranda pulls many of his flyballs (37% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s 11th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

Over the last 7 days, Jose Miranda’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.6% down to 0%.

Batting from the same side that Simeon Woods Richard throws from, Yainer Diaz will be at a disadvantage today.

Yainer Diaz will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

Yainer Diaz’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased of late; his 91.9-mph seasonal mark has lowered to 87.1-mph in the past 7 days.

Spencer Arrighetti has tallied 13.8 outs per start this year, checking in at the 8th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Simeon Woods Richardson to throw 83 pitches today (9th-least of all pitchers today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

This year, Trevor Larnach has been pulled from the game early in 44% of his appearances when starting against northpaw.

Batting from the same side that Spencer Arrighetti throws from, Carlos Correa will have a tough matchup today.

Over the past 7 days, Willi Castro’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.5% down to 0%.

Trevor Larnach’s launch angle in recent games (3.9° over the past two weeks) is a considerable dropoff from his 12.5° seasonal angle.

Mauricio Dubon is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

Simeon Woods Richard will have the handedness advantage over Mauricio Dubon today.

Mauricio Dubon hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 77th percentile) and will be challenged by the game’s 10th-deepest CF fences today.

Compared to his seasonal angle of 10.3°, Carlos Correa has produced a noticeably lower launch angle (4.8°) in the past two weeks.

Max Kepler’s exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this year; his 93.4-mph average last year has decreased to 88.8-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Santana in the 1st percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Mauricio Dubon in the 16th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

Playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Mauricio Dubon in today’s game.

In the past week, Alex Bregman has failed to produce much power, posting a mere a 0% Barrel% (a reliable stat to evaluate power).