Athletics vs Astros match player stats | 2026 Series Game 3 Sunday, June 7th

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Athletics @ Astros Series Game 3 Matchup Details

Teams : Athletics at Houston Astros
Series Game 3
Date : Todays Game is on Sunday, June 7th
Time : 07/06/26 14:10:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the Athletics Series Game 3 Game Today

Brent Rooker projects as the 17th-best home run hitter in Major League Baseball, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Brent Rooker is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.

,When assessing his batting average ability, Jeremy Pena is projected as the 19th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,Jeremy Pena will hold the platoon advantage against Gage Jump in today’s matchup.

,Jeremy Pena pulls many of his flyballs (33.7% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Among all the teams in action today, the 4th-worst outfield defense is that of the Athletics.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Gage Jump in the 77th percentile as it relates to his strikeout talent.

,It is expected that we will see a Huge Pitchers Umpire (Ryan Blakney) behind the plate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Minute Maid Park as the best stadium in the majors for strikeouts.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Nick Kurtz ranks as the 10th-best batter in baseball.

,Nick Kurtz is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Nick Kurtz will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Burrows today.

,Nick Kurtz has a 92nd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36%) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes is penciled in 1st in the batting order in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Burrows in today’s game.

,Carlos Cortes has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.2%) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Shea Langeliers projects as the 17th-best hitter in MLB, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Shea Langeliers is penciled in 2nd in the lineup today.

,Shea Langeliers pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (35.1% — 83rd percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences today.

,When estimating his BABIP talent, Henry Bolte is projected as the best hitter in the game by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Minute Maid Park has the shallowest LF fences among all stadiums.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 95th percentile when assessing his home run skill.

,Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th on the lineup card today.

,Christian Walker will hold the platoon advantage against Gage Jump in today’s matchup.

,Christian Walker pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (33.8% — 75th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he’ll be hitting them towards the league’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jeff McNeil will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Burrows in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jake Meyers in the 81st percentile when it comes to his batting average ability.

,Jake Meyers is projected to hit 5th in the batting order in today’s game, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this year.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Jake Meyers will have an advantage today.

,Jake Meyers will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s game, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

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

,Yordan Alvarez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in this game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Minute Maid Park as the 7th-best stadium in baseball for lefty home runs.

,Yordan Alvarez will benefit from the home field advantage today, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,Minute Maid Park profiles as the #7 field in the league for righty home runs, per the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,Cam Smith’s BABIP ability is projected in the 93rd percentile by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Cam Smith will have an advantage in today’s game.

,Cam Smith will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The Houston Astros projected lineup projects as the 5th-strongest on the slate today in terms of overall offensive skill.

,Isaac Paredes is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card in this game.

,Isaac Paredes will have the handedness advantage over Gage Jump today.

,Isaac Paredes pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (47.5% — 100th percentile) and sets up very well considering he’ll be hitting them towards the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Isaac Paredes will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,Batting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Christian Vazquez will have the upper hand in today’s matchup.

,Christian Vazquez will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Brice Matthews in the 75th percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Brice Matthews will hold the platoon advantage over Gage Jump today.

,Brice Matthews will benefit from the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 87th percentile as it relates to his batting average talent.

,Hitting from the opposite that Gage Jump throws from, Jose Altuve will have an edge in today’s game.

,Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (41.8% — 99th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards MLB’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,Jose Altuve will possess the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Zack Gelof in the 81st percentile when estimating his home run skill.

,Tallying 91.8 adjusted pitches per GS this year on average, Mike Burrows falls in the 76th percentile.

,The Athletics have 3 batters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Henry Bolte, Zack Gelof, Nick Kurtz).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 83rd percentile when estimating his overall offensive talent.

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

,When estimating his overall offensive talent, Jeremy Pena ranks in the 87th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Tyler Soderstrom ranks in the 91st percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Tyler Soderstrom is projected to hit 5th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Tyler Soderstrom will hold the platoon advantage against Michael Burrows in today’s game.

,Tyler Soderstrom has an 87th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.7%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of the game’s 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today’s game.

,As it relates to his overall offensive skill, Brent Rooker ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cam Smith in the 77th percentile when estimating his overall offensive skill.

,When estimating his overall offensive skill, Isaac Paredes ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Houston Astros Series Game 3 Game Today

The #4 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to righties, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Among all stadiums, the 3rd-highest average fence height are at Minute Maid Park.

,Built just 20 feet above sea level, Minute Maid Park has one of the lowest altitudes among all stadiums, which tends to lead to worse offense.

,The Minute Maid Park roof figures to be closed today, making conditions in this game -9° colder than the average outdoor game on the slate — favorable for pitching.

,Michael Burrows will hold the platoon advantage over Brent Rooker today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gage Jump to throw 85 pitches today (7th-least of all pitchers on the slate today), considering both his underlying tendencies and the matchup.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), the team with the 4th-least strikeout-heavy lineup today is the Houston Astros with a 20.7% underlying K%.

,Shea Langeliers, the Athletics’s expected catcher in today’s matchup, profiles as a weak pitch framer according to the leading projection system (THE BAT).

,The Houston Astros have 8 batters in the projected offense that will hold the platoon advantage against Gage Jump in this matchup.

,Gage Jump will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,The #4 ballpark in the game for suppressing batting average to left-handed hitters, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,Out of all the teams today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense is that of the Houston Astros.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Carlos Cortes in the 19th percentile when estimating his BABIP talent.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Shea Langeliers will have a tough matchup today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Darell Hernaiz in the 6th percentile when estimating his home run talent.

,Darell Hernaiz is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today.

,Michael Burrows will hold the platoon advantage against Darell Hernaiz in today’s matchup.

,Henry Bolte is penciled in 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Michael Burrows will hold the platoon advantage over Henry Bolte today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 14th percentile when it comes to his home run ability.

,Jeff McNeil is penciled in 8th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,In today’s game, Jake Meyers is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.6% rate (88th percentile).

,Hitting from the same side that Gage Jump throws from, Yordan Alvarez will have a tough matchup today.

,Yordan Alvarez hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.4% — 86th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards baseball’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.

,Cam Smith is projected to hit 8th on the lineup card in this game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s appraisal, Gage Jump’s overall pitching talent is in the 75th percentile out of all SPs in the majors right now.

,The #6 venue in Major League Baseball for suppressing batting average, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Isaac Paredes in the 1st percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability.

,Cam Smith has a 90th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.5%) but may find it hard to clear baseball’s 9th-deepest RF fences today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Vazquez in the 9th percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent.

,Christian Vazquez is penciled in 9th in the batting order today.

,Brice Matthews is projected to hit 7th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Today, Brice Matthews is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 8th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 39.4% rate (96th percentile).

,Jose Altuve has primarily hit in the top-half of the lineup this year (100% of the time), but he is penciled in 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,Zack Gelof is penciled in 7th in the lineup today.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Burrows throws from, Zack Gelof will be in a tough position in today’s game.

,Mike Burrows has posted a 17.6% K% this year, grading out in the 21st percentile.

,Carlos Cortes will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.

,Brice Matthews’s batting average talent is projected to be in the 15th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Vazquez in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Tyler Soderstrom in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jeff McNeil in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.

,Brent Rooker hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.1% — 80th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the game’s 8th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Nick Kurtz will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s matchup.

,Mike Burrows allowed a monstrous 5 earned runs in his last GS.

,Mike Burrows has compiled a 5.66 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that concentrates on the variables most within a pitcher’s control) this year, ranking in the 9th percentile.

,Mike Burrows has recorded a 2.03 K/BB rate this year, placing in the 22nd percentile.

,Playing on the road generally lessens hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Shea Langeliers in today’s game.

,Playing on the road typically weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Henry Bolte today.

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