Astros vs Yankees match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Thursday, August 27th

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Astros @ Yankees Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Houston Astros at New York Yankees
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Thursday, August 27th
Time : 27/08/26 19:05:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Trent Grisham in the 97th percentile when it comes to his overall offensive talent.

,Trent Grisham is projected to bat 1st in the batting order today.

,The weather report forecasts the 5th-most favorable hitting weather on the slate today, as it relates to temperature and humidity.

,Hitting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, Trent Grisham will have the upper hand today.

,The Houston Astros infield defense grades out as the 14th-best out of every team on the slate today.

,Daulton Varsho is penciled in 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Batting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Daulton Varsho will have an edge in today’s game.

,Daulton Varsho pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (37.7% — 94th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 95th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Luis Garcia Jr. is projected to bat 3rd on the lineup card today.

,Luis Garcia Jr. will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Hayden Wesneski in today’s game.

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 75th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the upper hand in today’s game.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (38.4% — 95th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s game.

,Trent Grisham will hold the home field advantage today, which should bolster all of his stats.

,As it relates to his batting average skill, Jeremy Pena is projected as the 19th-best hitter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jeremy Pena is projected to bat 1st on the lineup card in today’s game.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Ben Rice ranks in the 97th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Ben Rice is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game.

,Ben Rice will hold the platoon advantage against Hayden Wesneski in today’s matchup.

,Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (35.1% — 82nd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jose Altuve’s batting average ability is projected to be in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jose Altuve is penciled in 4th on the lineup card in today’s game.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luis Garcia Jr. in the 86th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Home field advantage generally improves hitter metrics in all categories, and Luis Garcia Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When assessing his overall offensive talent, Cody Bellinger ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Cody Bellinger is penciled in 4th in the batting order today.

,Cody Bellinger will hold the platoon advantage over Hayden Wesneski today.

,Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.4% — 84th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards MLB’s 7th-shallowest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects George Lombard in the 92nd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,George Lombard is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 82% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this year.

,George Lombard has a 79th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (33.7%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them out towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

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

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

,Batting from the opposite that Gerrit Cole throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have an advantage in today’s matchup.

,New York’s 3rd-worst outfield defense on the slate today creates a favorable matchup for Yordan Alvarez, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones as the 11th-best hitter in MLB when it comes to his BABIP talent.

,Spencer Jones will hold the platoon advantage over Hayden Wesneski in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Jones will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which should improve all of his stats.

,Taylor Trammell will have the handedness advantage against Gerrit Cole in today’s game.

,Taylor Trammell pulls a lot of his flyballs (34% — 76th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards baseball’s 7th-shallowest RF fences today.

,When it comes to his home run talent, Taylor Trammell ranks in the 79th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Cam Smith’s BABIP ability is projected in the 85th percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When it comes to his home run ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The New York Yankees (23.9% K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) are forecasted to have the 2nd-most strikeout-prone set of hitters of all teams on the slate.

,Batting from the opposite that Hayden Wesneski throws from, Austin Wells will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Austin Wells will have the benefit of the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 83rd percentile when assessing his home run ability.

,As it relates to his home run talent, Daulton Varsho ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Spencer Jones in the 89th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,George Lombard will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,When assessing his home run talent, Christian Walker ranks in the 90th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Cam Smith ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the New York Yankees Series Game 3 Game Today

In today’s game, Trent Grisham 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 38.8% rate (89th percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Daulton Varsho in the 6th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,The New York Yankees infield defense grades out as the 3rd-strongest among every team on the slate today.

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

,Luis Garcia Jr. hits many of his flyballs to center field (39.5% — 95th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences today.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 7th in the lineup in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Jeremy Pena will have a tough challenge in today’s game.

,In today’s matchup, Jeremy Pena is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 34.7% rate (80th percentile).

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

,Batting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Jose Altuve will not have the upper hand in today’s game.

,In today’s game, Jose Altuve is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 41.1% rate (98th percentile).

,Jose Altuve will be at a disadvantage playing on the road in today’s game.

,Isaac Paredes’s BABIP talent is projected in the 2nd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Isaac Paredes will have a disadvantage in today’s game.

,Isaac Paredes pulls a lot of his flyballs (46.4% — 100th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 8th-deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Isaac Paredes will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s game.

,Batting from the same side that Hayden Wesneski throws from, George Lombard will have a tough matchup in today’s matchup.

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

,Yainer Diaz is projected to hit 9th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Gerrit Cole will have the handedness advantage against Yainer Diaz in today’s game.

,Yainer Diaz hits many of his flyballs to center field (39% — 92nd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Yainer Diaz in today’s matchup.

,Spencer Jones is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this game.

,Spencer Jones has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will be challenged by the game’s 8th-deepest LF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Taylor Trammell in the 9th percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

,Taylor Trammell is projected to hit 7th in the lineup today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Taylor Trammell today.

,Cam Smith is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Cam Smith meets a tough challenge today.

,Cam Smith hits many of his flyballs to center field (38% — 75th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB’s 5th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Cam Smith today.

,Considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup, Hayden Wesneski is projected to throw 78 pitches in this outing by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) system, which is the 2nd-least of all pitchers today.

,Projected catcher Yainer Diaz projects as a weak pitch framer, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,With 7 hitters of opposing handedness in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Hayden Wesneski will have a disadvantage while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances in today’s game.

,Hayden Wesneski will be at a disadvantage playing away from home today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 3rd percentile when assessing his BABIP talent.

,Austin Wells is projected to bat 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

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

,Christian Walker has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (86% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Gerrit Cole throws from, Christian Walker encounters a tough challenge today.

,Christian Walker will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s matchup.

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